Ep 118 (Member Bonus): Michael Skelly, Sr. Advisor at Lazard and Co-Founder of Horizon Wind Energy

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Today's guest is Michael Skelly, Sr. Advisor at Lazard and formerly Co-Founder and Chief Development Officer of Horizon Wind Energy.

A Houston-based renewable energy executive and former democratic candidate for Texas' seventh congressional district, Skelly served as the Chief Development Officer for Horizon Wind Energy from 1999 to 2008. The company was the third largest wind company in the United States. Skelly also co-founded and served as president of Clean Line Energy Partners, an independent developer of high voltage direct current long-hall transmission lines. Skelly is also the protagonist in Russell Gold's book, “Superpower: One Man's Quest to Transform American Energy.”

I was excited for this discussion as I have not had enough representation on the pod from Houston, and Skelly is a great one to break the ice with. We have a good discussion in this episode about clean energy (wind in particular), transmission, Skelly’s career and what has motivated his work in clean energy. We also talk about climate change, the oil and gas industry and their role in the transition. We had a great discussion, and I'm excited for you to hear it.

Enjoy the show!

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