Kyle West

Kyle West is the founder of Vega Renewables, a renewable energy consulting and development company based in Charlottesville, Virginia. He established the company in late 2019 after a decade of experience in the renewable energy industry.12

Career Background

Kyle West has an extensive background in renewable energy development:

• He began his career at HelioSage, a Charlottesville-based utility-scale solar development company, where he served as Director of Project Development.13
• He then worked as Senior Vice President of Development for Coronal Energy, a subsidiary of Panasonic, where the company grew to have over $700 million in assets and a 5GW development pipeline across 20 states.1
• Prior to founding Vega Renewables, Kyle served as Vice President of Solar Development for Orsted, a Denmark-based multinational power company.1

Vega Renewables

Under Kyle's leadership, Vega Renewables focuses on:

• Utility-scale solar, wind, and storage projects, primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region.1
• Providing insights and utilizing skills developed from extensive industry experience.1
• Serving utilities, developers, operators, and communities to achieve optimal outcomes for partners.1

The Vega team has successfully developed over 700MWs of operating projects across more than 50 distinct projects. Additionally, they have worked on 4GWs of solar, wind, and storage projects currently under development.1

Education and Expertise

Kyle West holds a BA from the University of Virginia.13 His expertise includes:

• Early, mid, and late-stage project development
• Land acquisition and title review management
• Environmental, engineering, and design consultant management
• Interconnection analysis and guidance
• Discretionary permitting, with a notably high success rate in project entitlement4

Kyle's experience and leadership in the renewable energy sector have positioned Vega Renewables as a significant player in the growing Virginia solar market, particularly following the passage of the Virginia Clean Economy Act.12