John Powers

John Powers is an industry veteran with over 23 years in the energy industry. He joined Renewable Choice Energy in Boulder, Colorado in 2003 and helped lead the firm through its acquisition by Schneider Electric in 2017, where he served as Vice President of Global Renewable Energy and Carbon Advisory.

He led the team that advised on roughly 10 percent of all corporate power purchase agreements ever signed, some 25 gigawatts. His team also advised on more than $2.5 billion in tax credit transfers and led global supply chain decarbonization programs such as Energize and Catalyze, along with energy attribute certificate, carbon offset, and on-site generation work in markets across North and South America, Europe, India, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Australia, and Mexico.

He writes and speaks on electricity markets, compute-driven load growth, and greenhouse gas accounting. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Duke University and lives in Colorado.