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Do you seek a professional partner who can adapt to your unique challenges and opportunities? Does your organization value objectivity, problem solving, and accountability?

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Dandelion Energy develops renewable energy facilities in the southeastern U.S. We provide a simple, metered energy service to our customers (who host the energy system at their site) or sell the energy to a utility. We bring the project capital, oversee design and construction, and manage operating risks. Because customers only purchase energy as it is generated and delivered, they achieve the benefits of clean energy with minimal investment of money or management time.

We emphasize a partnership approach that lets us create flexible solutions and assemble a first-class team of engineering partners, procurement and construction firms, suppliers, installers, utility partners, and project investors. We can also work with your existing team of internal and external experts. Either way, it's a seamless, turnkey service for clients.

Company leadership

Our leadership team brings extensive senior-level business, finance, and technology experience from world-class service organizations. We bundle responsive, dependable professional service with technical and operational expertise in clean energy systems, traditional energy services, business and project management, engineering, and investment management. Our team also has a strong track record of assembling strategic partnerships to achieve best-in-class results for customers.

John Young
Managing Director

Carol Wilburn
Senior Energy Systems Consultant

Ron Sade
Senior Solar Consultant

John Young – Managing Director
John leads client relations, project management, partner management, and financial and legal strategies. As Vice President and General Manager at HP/Compaq, he led worldwide business units serving enterprise customers. He also guided executive-level strategic projects and advised two investor-owned utilities as Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company. With 25 years of experience in business management and engineering, John mentors start-up business teams at UNC’s Business Accelerator for Sustainable Entrepreneurship. Education: MBA, Duke; BS Electronics Engineering, Yale

Carol Wilburn – Senior Energy Systems Consultant
Carol leads development of conceptual designs and specifications for gas and thermal energy systems, and coordinates project engineering, procurement, and construction activities with partners. She is an Accredited Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) professional and registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina, who has designed industrial systems, green building systems, and the wind power demonstration system at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. Education: BS Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech

Ron Sade – Senior Solar Consultant
Ron leads development of conceptual designs and specifications for solar energy systems, and coordinates project engineering, procurement, and construction activities with partners. He has served for 10 years as senior solar engineer, working in the U.S. as well as Germany, the world’s most advanced solar market. He has developed extensive relationships with major utilities, solar manufacturers, and leading engineering firms. Education: MS Mechanical Engineering, Fachhochschule Südwestfalen (Hagen) University of Applied Sciences