Employee Profile: Alexandra Carroll

RENEW’s new employee profile blog series will be highlighting our employees who make us great. This month we are featuring our ambitious and intelligent Business Development Lead, Alexandra Carroll.

Q: How long have you worked for RENEW Energy Partners?

A: I’ve been on the RENEW team since November of 2022.

Q: What sort of work do you do for the company?

A: As a Business Development Lead, I am tasked with originating and closing qualified partnerships from our channel partners and other various outbound campaigns. My specific markets are Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and Geothermal Generation and Distribution for the US East Coast and Canadian Markets.

Q: Where are you from? What is one aspect that you enjoyed about the place that you grew up?

A: I’m from Baltimore, Maryland. Growing up I always enjoy going to my neighborhood’s annual street festival which featured plenty of local music, handmade art, live music, a car show, and more.  

Q: What activities/hobbies do you enjoy in your daily life? How do you relax?

A: Cooking is one of my favorite daily activities, I love trying my hand at anything interesting I find on Instagram. On winter weekends I like to ski, and in the summer, I enjoy riding my gravel bike.

Q: Why is sustainability/decarbonization important to you? How did you get started in this career/field?

A: I started in this field as an undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill where I minored in Sustainability Studies. Notably my capstone project focused on analyzing public opinion of utility scale solar projects on behalf of a scaling solar provider. Sustainability is important to me because at its core, it is a matter of efficiency and optimization–the added bonus is the avoided harm of our ecosystem and communities.

Q: Have you ever worked in another field? What was it and why?

A: Previously I worked in construction management where I oversaw the install of commercial scale mechanical projects.

Q: What sustainability practices have you seen that have surprised and/or excited you?

A: I’m most excited by emergency technologies focused on resiliency. As volatility in our climate and economy continue to escalate, systems such as microgrids and battery storage will help avoid downtime and avoidable premiums.

Q: Why do you choose to work with RENEW?

A: I chose to work with RENEW because of the demonstrated conviction of the leadership team. The ability to scale the adaption of energy efficient technology under the direction of experienced market makers is compelling.

Q: What are you most excited about for the future of the energy industry?

A: I’m most excited to see the technological improvements to lithium-ion batteries. If manufacturers can continue to decrease the footprint of the units and to lessen battery performance degradation, the economics of these projects should encourage deep decarbonization and resiliency.

To be continued next month. We are lucky to be growing our team with exemplary individuals. Last month’s featured employee profile included Carter Kupchella. If you are interested in joining RENEW, you can find our current career opportunities here. 

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