Barry Rodgers
Barry Rodgers
Barry is Director of Market Operations at Exergy. Prior to joining the firm, he was Director of Energy Management at Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) where he oversaw commercial operations for 1,200 MW of ERCOT assets, 200 MW in NYISO, 500 MW in PJM, and 500 MW in CENACE. His duties included trade execution/strategy, implementation of daily bidding and dispatch strategies, fuel procurement, credit/risk management, and financial reporting. Barry acted as commercial subject matter expert during multiple sales processes and restructurings. Prior to joining CPV, Barry was a power trader at Optim Energy and Public Service Company of New Mexico. Barry earned a BBA in Finance and Marketing from the University of New Mexico.
Contact Barry at rodgers@hoothost.io
Exergy Energy
Press Release
Exergy Energy Powers New Headquarters of Global Leader in Animal Healthcare in Indianapolis
10/10/2024
Exergy Energy proudly announces the installation of a Cummins 2MW diesel generator at Elanco’s new global headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The Concierge Utility® for C&I
and Institutional Customers
Always On, Always Green, Always Save
Exergy Energy is a Concierge Utility® for commercial and industrial customer seeking to become 100% resilient to blackouts, save money and may need decarbonization support. Exergy provides energy as a service, energy management and energy brokerage services to help our customers meet their energy and sustainability goals.
Our Backup-as-a-Service offering as well as our energy efficiency improvements, require no upfront CAPEX.
How We Do It
- Exergy provides your organization with a backup generator sized to power your entire operation for Zero CAPEX. No more limitations, like sizing your generator to power only life-and-safety or critical operations, and no more capital budgeting requirements – with Exergy, your business operates through a blackout with Zero CAPEX.
- We advise you on the best fixed-rate electricity supply contract for your organization. This removes the risk of rising electricity rates. Many of our customer select 100% renewable energy to become entirely green.
- Exergy owns, operates, maintains, and manages your backup so you can focus on your day-to-day business. Exergy charges a monthly Resiliency Fee for this service.
- Since generators sit idle 99.9% of the time waiting for a blackout, Exergy uses the backup facility to provide grid services that support the addition of intermittent renewables to the Grid. Exergy earns ancillary cash flows from our grid services, which we share with you to defray your monthly fee.
- At the end of our agreement, ownership of the backup facility transfers to your organization.
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Learn more about Exergy’s capabilities and platform by watching our Explainer Video.
Why Exergy’s Service is Superior
No other provider offers what Exergy does: a zero-CAPEX backup power facility sized to your entire organization, with completely outsourced service / maintenance / management, monthly payments that are partly (or in some markets, completely) offset by shared cash flows from Ancillary Grid Services, and a service that is structured completely off-balance sheet.
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Exergy 101
Exergy 101
Making Organizations Resilient, Green, and Saving Them Money
Exergy’s model is quite simple – Any organization seeking to be resilient, green, and save money selects Exergy to supply all of its electricity needs. We deliver 100% renewable energy to the organization from utility-scale projects at a price competitive with what they are currently paying.
We install a natural gas backup generator at your facility, at no cost to you, to keep you running when the grid is down.
When the grid needs help during extreme weather, or when there is line disruption, Exergy supports the grid by turning on the generator and reducing the load on the grid. The grid pays Exergy for this support. Exergy passes on part of the money it earns to you as savings on your energy bill.
Learn more about Exergy’s capabilities and platform.
David Kurzman, CFO
David Kurzman, CFO
David leads finance and operations at the firm, serving as its Chief Financial Officer. Prior to co-founding the firm in 2018, he was Director of Project Finance for Amp where he oversaw credit reviews, underwriting, sourcing debt and equity capital, and guiding projects from concept through to operation. Additionally, David headed NewPath Energy Capital LLC, a private equity and financial advisory firm where he launched, managed, and oversaw all aspects of NewPath’s pools of industrial equipment for investors. He has held several leadership roles as Portfolio Manager at the Leuthold Weeden Capital Management, Managing Partner of a CleanTech hedge fund, and he has held several research positions for private firms, investment banks, and a Registered Investment Company. David earned his B.A. from Grinnell College, completed additional classes in accounting at Drake University, and holds an active Series 7/Registered Representatives license.
President, NewPath Energy Capital
Portfolio Manager, Leuthold Weeden Capital Management
Managing Partner, Kurzman CleanTech LP
20-year CleanTech Analyst & Entrepreneur
Contact David at kurzman@exergyenergy.com
Jon Wyatt Hopkins, CTO
Jon Wyatt Hopkins, CTO
Masters in Computer Science
Bachelors in Computer Science
In addition to his work with Exergy Energy LLC, Jon Wyatt Hopkins is currently CEO of Novelty Technology, a software products and services firm implementing advanced software architectures. He also serves as CEO of Vitafy Health, a subsidiary of Novelty that supplies software in support of the free market healthcare ecosystem. Prior to joining Novelty and Vitafy, Mr. Hopkins was CTO and co-founder at Speakpulse LLC, a developer of speech analytics software. He has served in a number of roles at software technology firms including Rational Software Corporation. Previously, he was President, CEO and founder of Palladio Software, a development tools corporation purchased by Rational in January of 1995. In addition to founding several successful software companies, Mr. Hopkins has had extensive experience in the management and deployment of componentized software products and supporting services. His software development background includes compilers, control systems, CASE tools, modeling systems and software product planning.
Dave March CEO
David March, CEO
David oversees all strategic business development efforts at Exergy Energy. Prior to co-founding the firm in 2018, he was a Founder and Managing Partner at Entropy Investment Management, a leading renewable energy development company where he oversaw completion of 43 projects exceeding 420 MW and $700 million of invested funds. He has been a serial entrepreneur in the energy and technology sectors having founded and run several high-technology instrumentation and software companies. David has been awarded 2 patents in operational efficiency and optimization in complex process industries. In addition, David has published 10 articles on business optimization and has been a featured speaker at many conferences, totaling over 20 appearances. David earned the following degrees from Lehigh University: a B.S. in Engineering Chemistry and an MBA in Quantitative Finance.
COO at divisions of ThermoElectron, Rockwell, Digital Electric Corp.
Founder of Entropy Inv. Mgmt.
Oversaw $245 million P&L
Constructed 425 MW of PV
2 Patents in Energy
Contact David at march@exergyenergy.com