COO, Centrica Business Solutions/Custom Energy Solutions
Bio
Joe Walsh is the Chief Operating Officer of Centrica Business Solutions/Custom Energy Solutions. Centrica – founded in the 1800’s as His Majesty’s Gas Light and Coke Company – is based in London and is the world’s oldest utility. Its operations today encompass the entire gas distribution systems of the UK and Ireland, as well as energy services globally, including the US DOE Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) IDIQ and the US Army ESPC MATOC, with a combined contract ceiling of more than $10 billion.
Joe has more than 15 years of experience converging at the intersection of utility policy, distributed microgrids, and DOD procurement. After ten years spent designing, developing and building complex microgrids at PowerSecure, the company was acquired by Southern Company. At Southern Company, Joe oversaw energy-savings financed project implementation for one of the US’s largest utilities. He holds a Juris Doctor in Environmental Law and is expert in the law and policy of energy regulation, including as co-author of the 4th Edition of the Law of Independent Power.
Projects: Notable projects that Joe has been involved in include a range of large-scale ESPCs across the US focusing on energy resilience, including Joint Base Charleston, Robins Air Force Base, GSA Region 4 (Georgia), GSA National Capital Region, and Veterans Affairs VISN 5 (VA Capitol Health Care Network).