BENJAMIN BROTHERS
Knoxville
Summary
Talented Manager in utility and energy sector with expert team leadership, planning, and organizational skills. Expansive utility and energy sector knowledge and experience centered around power purchase agreements and other power contracts. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and results-driven approach.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager, Commercial Energy: Solar Energy and BESS
Tennessee Valley Authority
08.2022 - Current
- Lead a commercial team focused on procurement of carbon free energy throughout the Tennessee Valley Authority's service territory spanning seven states
- Lead team that designs and administers TVA's carbon free energy request for proposals (RFP) to engage market
- Engage in cross-functional teams composed of enterprise-wide stakeholders to screen and select solar generation and battery energy storage projects for TVA
- Commercial lead of carbon free power purchase agreements (PPA) and negotiations amongst various Independent Power Producers with over 1,200MW of solar and storage agreements signed recently
Major
United States Army Reserves
05.2006 - Current
- Combat veteran and Army officer with multiple deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Baghdad, Iraq and Operation Enduring Freedom, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Senior Carbon Free Energy Originator
Tennessee Valley Authority
08.2022 - 05.2024
- Commercial lead on renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) negotiations amongst various Independent Power Producers.
- Operational lead on TVA's largest ever carbon free request for proposal (RFP) that resulted in the signing of over 1,200MW of solar and storage capacity in 2023.
- Developed and refined TVA's power purchase agreements for renewable energy and battery storage.
Program Manager, Commercial Energy Solutions
Tennessee Valley Authority
03.2021 - 08.2022
- Managed multiple renewable energy buyers and projects simultaneously to meet corporate renewable goals.
- Developed REC off-take agreements that aligned TVA solar project outputs with company decarbonization efforts.
- Acted as a trusted energy advisor to large commercial and industrial customers to support their sustainability goals through TVA programmatic offerings.
Attorney
Tennessee Valley Authority
03.2018 - 03.2021
- In-house counsel that managed complex business advisory tasks in the utility regulation space.
- Researched and interpreted laws, rulings and regulations to advise clients on business and legal transactions in the wholesale energy sector.
- Developed strategies to resolve business decisions in client's best interest.
Adjunct Professor
Lincoln Memorial University College of Law
05.2020 - 01.2021
- Professor of Legal Writing with class of 25 law students. Instructed on proper formatting and content of various legal documents including motions, demand letters, and legal memorandums
Compliance Field Examiner
Department of Veterans Affairs
01.2016 - 03.2018
- Advised beneficiaries and appointed fiduciaries under federal regulation and compliance for the safekeeping of government issued benefits.
Attorney
Moore, Ingram, Johnson and Steele
10.2014 - 12.2015
- Civil litigation attorney with experience in insurance defense and employment law.
Education
J.D. - Law
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 12-2013
Bachelor of Science - Administration of Justice
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA06-2009
Skills
- Team leadership
- Power Purchase Agreements
- REC off-take Agreements
- Legal writing
- Contract negotiation
- Energy markets
- Power Contracts
- Strategic planning
Timeline
Senior Carbon Free Energy Originator
Tennessee Valley Authority
08.2022 - 05.2024
Manager, Commercial Energy: Solar Energy and BESS
Tennessee Valley Authority
08.2022 - Current
Program Manager, Commercial Energy Solutions
Tennessee Valley Authority
03.2021 - 08.2022
Adjunct Professor
Lincoln Memorial University College of Law
05.2020 - 01.2021
Attorney
Tennessee Valley Authority
03.2018 - 03.2021
Compliance Field Examiner
Department of Veterans Affairs
01.2016 - 03.2018
Attorney
Moore, Ingram, Johnson and Steele
10.2014 - 12.2015
Major
United States Army Reserves
05.2006 - Current
J.D. - Law
University of Tennessee
Bachelor of Science - Administration of Justice
George Mason University
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