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CES joined a team from the University of Massachusetts Amherst on December 19 for a tour of Vicinity’s historic Kendal Street Station in Cambridge Massachusetts.
Kendal Station has provided steam to many Boston and Cambridge consumers for 100 years, transitioning over the years from coal to oil to the current natural gas fueled combined heat and power plant. Vicinity recently started its next transition; using zero carbon electricity to create steam. Andy Price and Zac Bloom of CES toured the facility to learn how Vicinity is planning to integrate a new 42 MW electric boiler (pictured) in combination with a future low-temperature source heat pump system and a thermal battery to provide “eSteam.” eSteam is Vicinity’s name for steam generated using zero carbon electricity. It was a fascinating tour thanks to the generous and knowledgeable staff at Vicinity. Many CES clients are actively thinking about similar transitions, moving away from fossil fuels to an electrified and decarbonized future. The conventional wisdom over the past several years has been that the best way to facilitate this transition is by first switching away from legacy steam to low-temperature hot water distribution systems. Low temperature hydronic systems enable the use of low temperature ground source, water source, and air source heat pumps to heat the water into the 120 degree-to-160- degree Fahrenheit range. Vicinity’s plan to keep their legacy steam system and to integrate electric boilers, water source heat pumps (using water from the Charles River), and thermal storage is unique and innovative. CES will be watching Vicinity’s progress towards delivering significant amounts of “eSteam” to its customers with great interest.
https://www.vicinityenergy.us/blog/our-history-vicinity-energy-in-kendall-square
Photo by Andrew Price
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Andrew Price, President & CEO
Andrew Price was named President & Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2024. Andrew joined CES in 2001 as an Energy Analyst and held Senior Energy Analyst and Senior Vice President positions before being named President & Chief Operating Officer in 2015. Andrew has been a member of the Maine Technology Institute’s Environmental Technology Board since 2013 and is a founding member of Beaver Ridge Wind LLC, the company that developed, owned, and operated a 4.5 MW wind power project in Freedom, Maine. Prior to joining CES, Andrew was an Associate at MRW & Associates, an energy consulting firm in Oakland, California. Andrew has degrees in Physics and Environmental Studies from Bowdoin College and Civil & Environmental Engineering from Stanford University.
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Matthew Gamache, Chief Operating Officer
Matthew (Matt) Gamache, formerly Vice President, Analytics & Operations, is now Chief Operating Officer and will help with day-to-day CES operations, workflow allocation, coordination between departments and ensuring that the quality of our work meets our very high standards even while we expand the quantity of our clients. Gamache joined CES in 2014 as an Energy Analyst. Since then, he has held positions as Senior Energy Analyst, Managing Director of Renewables, and was promoted to Vice President, Analytics & Operations in 2022, before being appointed to Chief Operating Officer. Over the past decade as part of the Analytical team at CES, Gamache has been involved in nearly all aspects of CES service offerings. He has significant experience in distributed generation and net metering projects, power purchase agreements, renewable energy procurement strategies, utility tariff analysis, energy budgeting and price forecasting. His primary interests are the renewable energy transition, energy regulation, geopolitics, and commodity markets. He holds a B.A. from Bowdoin College in Government and Environmental Studies and a Masters of Energy Regulation and Law (MERL) from Vermont Law School.
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Eben Perkins, Chief Strategy Officer
Eben Perkins, formerly Vice President, Consultant, is now Chief Strategy Officer and will be charged with keeping CES focused on the future and spearheading the development of new service offerings. Eben will also continue to lead our growing consulting practice. Perkins joined CES in 2016 and was promoted to Vice President in 2022, before being appointed Chief Strategy Officer. Perkins manages CES' consulting practice, helping customers complete targeted market assessments, understand state and federal energy legislation, evaluate on-site and off-site energy project opportunities, and develop long-term strategic plans for energy infrastructure investment. He also oversees CES' regulatory interventions and represents the company in ISO New England’s stakeholder forums. Prior to joining CES, Perkins worked in a variety of roles in the electric and telecommunications sectors for Iberdrola USA, Tilson, and Energy Market Innovations.
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Charlotte, Del Col, Associate Manager of Analytics
Charlotte Del Col joined CES in July of 2021 as an Energy Analyst, was promoted to Senior Energy Analyst in 2022, and to Associate Manager of Analytics in 2024. Her primary areas of focus at CES include budgeting, carbon tracking, renewable energy planning and consulting projects, and she works with a wide variety of clients in both the private and public sector. On the Analytics team, Charlotte conducts battery storage and fuel cell analyses for Massachusetts based clients. Prior to CES, she conducted undergraduate research on the social implications of implementing offshore wind and tidal energy technologies in Maine communities. She holds a B.A. in Environmental Policy and Anthropology from Colby College.
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Eliza Pohle, Senior Energy Services Advisor
Eliza Pohle joined CES in December of 2022 as an Energy Analyst and was promoted to Senior Energy Analyst in 2024. She participated in undergraduate research to understand the hurricane vulnerability in Small-Island Developing States (SIDS), with a focus on the agriculture sector in Cuba. Her primary interests at CES include sustainability and renewable energy initiatives. Eliza graduated from Colby College in May of 2022 with Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Policy and Spanish.
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