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Chris Baker

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COO (Co-Founder)
California, United States

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  • Terabase Energy
    COO (Co-Founder)
    Terabase Energy
    Jan 2024 - Current (2 years 6 months)
  • Terabase Energy
    EVP, Finance & Corporate Development (Co-Founder)
    Terabase Energy
    Jan 2019 - Jan 2024 (5 years 1 month)
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    Sr. Vice President, Project Development
    Silicon Ranch Corporation
    Nov 2017 - Mar 2019 (1 year 5 months)
    Built out Development team to cover development engineering, real estate, permitting and transmission planning functions.
  • R
    Principal / Consultant
    Redux Renewables
    May 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 8 months)
    Originated, developed and successfully sold 3 early stage projects (more than 200MW) in CA and AZ via 3 separate transactions.
  • F
    Head of Development
    Fotowatio Renewable Ventures FRV
    Sep 2016 - May 2017 (9 months)
  • SunPower Corporation
    Director, Development, West Region
    SunPower Corporation
    Oct 2011 - Sep 2016 (5 years)
    Directed regional team developing large-scale solar PV projects (Typically 20-200 MW) with a focus on California and the Western U.S. Oversaw permitting, transmission planning, real estate, M&A and general management functions for SunPower's utility-scale pipeline in the West. This team successfully developed and financed more than 1,700MW of projects between 2011 and 2016.
  • SunPower Corporation
    Project Director (Development), California Valley Solar Ranch
    SunPower Corporation
    May 2010 - Oct 2011 (1 year 6 months)
    Led development of flagship 250MW Solar PV powerplant in San Luis Obispo County. Successfully secured all discretionary approvals, secured and cleared title on more than 10,000 acres, secured Department of Energy loan guarantee and sold project to NRG.
  • SunPower Corporation
    Business/Corporate Development
    SunPower Corporation
    Dec 2006 - May 2010 (3 years 6 months)
    Directed SunPower's regional power plant sales & development efforts, engaging with utilities, developers and corporate customers. Developed Australia's first 1MW utility solar powerplant. Spearheaded SunPower's involvement in the Solar Cities Programme. Also periodically led worldwide strategic M&A projects for California-based parent on initiatives from due diligence to post-merger integration.
  • McKinsey Company
    Associate
    McKinsey Company
    Sep 2003 - Sep 2005 (2 years 1 month)
  • Leo Burnett
    Account Manager
    Leo Burnett
    Oct 1996 - Mar 2000 (3 years 6 months)
Education verified_user 0% verified
  • University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business
    MBA
    University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business
  • Harvard University
    AB, Psychology
    Harvard University
  • Columbia Business School
    Chief Financial Officer Program
    Columbia Business School
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    California Valley Solar Ranch
    250 MW photovoltaic power plant currently under construction in San Luis Obispo County.
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