Oct 23, 2018   SOURCE: BusinessWire

Guzman Energy Announces Company Growth to Transform Power Markets

Guzman Energy Group, a full-service energy company whose services include providing wholesale power, energy trading and hedging services, today announces the appointment of Robin Lunt as general counsel to lead the legal and policy team. Lunt brings a decade of experience as an energy attorney in both government and the private sector.

The announcement comes on the heels of the August announcement that Guzman Energy secured $130 million in additional liquidity with capital provided by Colorado-based energy investors, Vision Ridge Partners and ZOMA Capital. Guzman Energy is a new type of energy model that is helping transition an outdated energy economy in the West. As general counsel, Lunt will help expand this effort to achieve lower rates and price stability from renewable, sustainable energy for its consumers in the West and beyond.

“The addition of Robin to lead our legal and policy team is a significant step forward as we continue to empower communities in the West via more cost effective and greener energy,” said Guzman Energy President Chris Riley. “She brings a wealth of experience in both the private and governmental/policy sectors and is poised to lead us toward navigating a rapidly evolving renewable-energy landscape.”

Lunt has served in senior roles with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. She spent eight years practicing in Washington, D.C., in the energy and utilities sector before relocating to Denver: first to serve on the executive team of an early stage distributed energy resource company; and then as an attorney at Wilkinson Barker Knauer (WBK), an energy and telecommunications law firm. A member of the Colorado, Washington, D.C., and California Bars, she will be based at Guzman headquarters in Denver.

“Guzman Energy is dedicated to transforming the Western wholesale markets and rural communities by reducing prices and paving the way for more renewable and distributed energy resources,” said Lunt. “It’s exciting to be in the game working to create the future of the energy economy where affordability and environmental goals can both be realized.”

Guzman Energy is set to transform the energy status quo. In February 2017, they announced a partnership with Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) to enable multiple northern New Mexico counties to achieve summer solar energy independence by 2022. In doing so, Guzman Energy will save 30,000 KCEC co-op members $50 million to $70 million in the next 10 years. Additionally, this month Guzman Energy was named a finalist for the 2018 S&P Global Platts Global Energy Awards, often described as “the Oscars of the energy industry.” The awards, which will be announced in December, highlight corporate innovation, leadership and superior performance in the energy industry.

About Guzman Energy

Guzman Energy is a wholesale energy company that supplies and trades power across North America. Guzman Energy created a new type of energy model, one designed specifically to help transition an outdated energy economy into the renewable age. We enable customers — principally rural electric cooperatives and municipal power companies — to achieve lower rates and price-stability from renewable, sustainable energy. Headquartered in Coral Gables, Fla., and Denver, Colo., Guzman Energy has unique expertise in serving customers in the bilateral power markets of the Western United States and conducts its business through two practice areas: Energy & Environmental Trading and Energy Hedging & Risk Management. To learn more, visit www.GuzmanEnergy.com.