PureGen Power Announces Management Appointments and Regional Expansion to Support Growth

• Formerly Entelek Power, PureGen Power’s new name reinforces
  clean power commitment
• New executives add asset management, engineering and financial
  expertise
• Company expands on the West Coast to tap talent and grow asset
  base

DEER PARK, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PureGen
Power, LLC, a solar power asset development company, today announced
the addition of Velvet Voelz as director of asset management, Jim
Domencich as director of finance and Trevor Curry as director of
engineering. They join David Brochu, CEO; Bob Leah, COO; and Mitch
Randall, CAO & general counsel, on the leadership team.

PureGen Power, formerly known as Entelek Power, is committed to
accelerating the transition to 100% clean power by applying its
extensive development, finance, operations and asset management
experience to optimize performance of clean power assets. The company
purchases solar power plants and invests in improvements to increase
operating efficiency, extend life and get the most value from existing
clean power infrastructure.

“Velvet, Jim and Trevor bring valuable expertise to our leadership team,
which has more than 50 years of combined experience developing,
financing and operating global solar projects,” said David Brochu, CEO,
PureGen Power. “We are deeply focused on improving clean energy asset
performance through innovation, technology, analytics and hard work.”

Voelz brings extensive renewable energy experience to her new position,
where she will be responsible for asset management functions including
P&L accountability, budgeting, contractual and regulatory compliance,
performance improvements, and risk and project management. In her
previous role at Recurrent Energy, she oversaw asset management for
approximately 775 MW of utility-scale solar projects. She has also
worked for GCL Solar, Pacific Gas & Electric Company and Fotowatio
Renewable Ventures. She earned an MBA and MS in Environmental Management
from the University of San Francisco, and a bachelor’s degree from the
University of Hawaii.

Domencich has five years of experience in renewable energy project
finance, including sales and financings of over 1 GW of utility-scale PV
projects. He will be leading corporate and project finance functions
including FP&A, acquisition and term financings, and portfolio sales.
Before joining PureGen Power, he was a senior manager, project finance
at Recurrent Energy and worked at Viseon Energy prior to that. He earned
an MS in Operations Research from Florida Institute of Technology, an
MBA from University of Notre Dame and a BA from Ripon College.

Curry has more than a decade of experience optimizing design and
providing strategy using economics-based engineering approaches to over
5 GW of clean power plants. In his role, he will be responsible for
engineering functions including power plant design improvement strategy
and implementation, hardware and technology validation, and
interconnection and offtake contract compliance. He previously served as
Director, Engineering at Recurrent Energy and has also worked at Black &
Veatch, Sargent & Lundy and American Electric Power. He holds an
Executive MBA from Haas School of Business at the University of
California, Berkeley, a BS in electrical engineering from The Ohio State
University, and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Illinois and
California.

Before founding PureGen Power, Brochu led the development, construction
and operation of thousands of MW of solar power plants and billions of
dollars of profitable investments in his executive roles culminating as
CEO of Recurrent Energy and prior to that as president and CEO of UPC
Solar. He holds an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University
and a BS from Texas A&M University.

PureGen co-founder Leah has extensive experience managing development of
large-scale solar projects, from greenfield siting through commercial
operation, for Recurrent Energy and UPC Solar. He earned an MS and BS in
Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois.

Rounding out the leadership team is co-founder Randall, an expert in the
development, financing and construction of utility-scale solar projects.
Randall previously served as the president and general counsel at
Recurrent Energy. During his tenure as president of Recurrent Energy,
the company raised over $3 billion of financing to fund the completion
of over 1,000 MW of utility-scale solar projects. Prior to joining
Recurrent Energy, Mitch was a partner with Morrison & Foerster LLP,
where he represented energy, real estate, development, health care and
technology companies in complex transactional, permitting and regulatory
matters. Randall earned a JD from the University of California, Hastings
College of the Law, and a BS from the University of Colorado.

Brochu added, “We believe that 100% clean power is possible in our
lifetime. Our goal is to use our experience and expertise to make clean
power ubiquitous and affordable for everyone.”

For more information about PureGen Power, visit www.puregenpower.com.

About PureGen Power:

PureGen Power acquires and creates the assets that generate, store and
distribute clean power and invests in them to improve operating
efficiency and profitability. By streamlining processes, extending power
plant life, maximizing performance and optimizing the existing
infrastructure, PureGen Power seeks to deliver better value at lower
cost – accelerating the transition to clean power, providing
above-average returns to investors and protecting precious natural
resources for future generations. For more information, visit www.puregenpower.com
and follow us on Twitter at @puregenpower.

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