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Biofuels: The Promise of the Next Generations

Feb 10 2010 - 1:00 PM Eastern - Your location

The second wave of biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol, algae and others bypass the food vs. fuel controversy and are on the cusp of commercialization. This webinar will review the latest developments in the advanced biofuel space with leading companies more...

Conducting a distributed chorus

Feb 17 2010 - 12:00 Eastern - Your City

Join Intelligent Utility managing editor Kate Rowland, along with a panel from PHI including Rob Stewart, manager of technology evaluation and implementation, and Todd McGregor, AMI director, for an interactive discussion about this company's work to build a more intelligent more...

21st Century T&D: Building the Transmission Piece of Smart Grid

Feb 18 2010 - 12:00 Eastern - Your City

Join industry leaders and Marty Rosenberg, Editor-in-Chief of EnergyBiz magazine, for an interactive discussion about the critical relationship between transmission and distribution (T&D) investment and smart grid success. As the energy enterprise gets smarter toward the consumer end with smart more...

Transforming the Electrical Grid: Addressing Transformation Strategies to Implementing A Smart Grid

Feb 25 2010 - 3:00-4:00pm Eastern - Your City

This webcast should be attended by those individuals that are responsible for identifying, planning and evaluating Smart Grid solutions, including those that empower and engage consumers and are easily assimilated with existing or new technology and business processes. more...

Smart Grid Revolution

Feb 18 2010 - Feb 19 2010 - AUSTIN, TX - USA

ACI's Smart Grid Revolution February 18-19, 2010 A two day strategic event bringing together utility professionals, government & state officials & consultants involved in deployment of the smart grid. To learn strategies which will improve energy efficiency programs & operations, more...

EnergyBiz Leadership Forum 2010: Energy's Emerging Architecture

Feb 28 2010 - Mar 2 2010 - Washington, DC

In 2009, a global economic meltdown collided with an energy crisis to turn the world on its ear. In the United States we've witnessed an unprecedented spending on energy resource development and infrastructure. As a result, a new energy architecture more...

CERAWeek 2010

Mar 8 2010 - Mar 12 2010 - Houston, TX - USA

CERAWeek, IHS CERA's 29th Executive Conference, is recognized as a leading forum offering insight into the energy future. Each year senior policymakers, energy and power executives, and financial and technology leaders from over 55 countries engage with CERA experts in more...

2nd Annual Thin Film Solar Summit Europe

Mar 17 2010 - Mar 18 2010 - Berlin Germany

The conference will provide a comprehensive analysis of the thin film industry and its key challenges in an interactive manner. Leading companies will share their experiences through panel debates and high-level presentations. A great opportunity to network with the whole more...

Gas and Electric Business Understanding Seminar

Feb 24 2010 - Feb 25 2010 - New York, NY - USA

Gas and Electric Business Understanding provides a comprehensive overview of the natural gas and electric industries. Position yourself for career success by gaining a solid understanding of how each business works, including key physical, market and regulatory aspects, as well more...

Gas Business Understanding Seminar

Mar 1 2010 - Mar 2 2010 - Houston, TX - USA

Gas Business Understanding provides a comprehensive overview of the natural gas industry. Position yourself for career advancement by gaining a solid understanding of how the gas business works including key physical, market, and regulatory aspects and how market participants navigate more...

Electric Business Understanding Seminar

Mar 3 2010 - Mar 4 2010 - Houston, TX - USA

Electric Business Understanding provides a comprehensive overview of the electric industry. Position yourself for career advancement by gaining a solid understanding of how the electric business works including key physical, market, and regulatory aspects and how market participants navigate this more...

Gas Market Dynamics Seminar

Mar 3 2010 - Mar 4 2010 - Houston, TX - USA

Gas Market Dynamics offers participants an in-depth understanding of North American natural gas markets and how they function. Enhance your career by furthering your knowledge of market structure, supply and demand, services offered in gas markets, and how various participants more...

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Mr. Reynolds has over 25 years of experience in the energy business, originating and leading the successful completion of new projects and acquisitions in both the electricity and natural gas industries.

He has been active in the Texas retail power industry since its inception in 2001. He co-managed the startup of three Retail Electric Providers, focusing on marketing to large industrial/commercial customers, contracting wholesale power supply, and establishing and managing transactions with the Independent System Operator. Also, developed business plans, credit agreements with suppliers, and pro forma financial statements.

He was elected to the ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee in 2002 and 2003.

Current consulting engagement as Principal with Power & Gas Consulting, LLC is with Affordable Power Plan, start-up Texas power retailer. Market focus is on the residential and small commercial pre-paid market - using marketing channels already in place for their pre-paid telecom business. Set up pricing, contracts, etc. and advised on regulatory requirements with ERCOT, TDSPs, PUCT, wholesale suppliers, etc.

Long term engagement as General Manager of ECONnergy Energy Company Texas. Set up all operations for independent retail electric provider (REP) in Texas, including: TDSP and ERCOT contracts and transactions, supply acquisition, load forecasting, etc. Initiated marketing programs with residential and commercial customers. Led to acquisition of 10,000 customers.

Long term engagement with American National Power, Inc. A major wholesale power supplier in ERCOT with 3100 MW, ANP awarded assignment to evaluate establishing a retail business in Texas. For ANP Power Direct, developed Business Plan, pro forma financial statements, and contract services.

Previously, as VP Asia for El Paso Energy, Mr. Reynolds led multi-functional teams in identifying, bidding, and negotiating the acquisition of power plants in South Korea and China, transactions valued at $1.7 Billion.

Mr. Reynolds was a key individual in the deregulation of the gas industry as head of business development for Tenneco’s Tenngasco Company, the first major trader and marketer of natural gas in the U. S. during gas deregulation in the mid-1980’s. He developed natural gas pipeline projects in Texas, the Midwest and Northeast, as well as long term gas supply agreements. He created Tenneco Power Company, the unregulated power company of Tenneco, Inc.

Mr. Reynolds holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

 

Articles

7.11.05 The Texas Retail Electric Market - the Good, the Bad, and the Very Good

Topic: Business & Corporate

Article Viewed 2508 Times; Comment on this article

Welcome ya'll to the Texas Retail Market - now 3 1/2 years old and growing more mature by the day. The market seems like it is in its teenage years now - lots of promise, but lots of maturing (and uncertainties) still ahead.
 


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