About

The team behind the registry.

The people accountable for the platform your certificates live on.

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About

About CleanCounts.

We are the creators and operators of the M-RETS® environmental attribute certificate (EAC) tracking platform, an industry-leading environmental tracking system that tracks and manages the activity of a diverse variety of environmental attributes and other energy commodities. Our team of passionate energy and technical experts continuously update and improve our platform and contribute to global thought leadership to grow environmental attribute markets.

Mission

CleanCounts validates the environmental attributes of energy to serve as a trusted centralized gateway to environmental markets.

Vision

We envision a future powered by sustainable energy and resource practices that prioritize our environment and drive change in our economy.

Our values.

Integrity

We strive for the highest standards of fairness and transparency in all that we do.

Data-Driven

Objective, accurate and reliable information is central to everything we do. We are guided by rigorous standards for data quality, research and analysis.

Collaborative

We engage stakeholders to be inclusive, flexible and creative in accomplishing our goals.

Solution-Oriented

We are proactive and innovative in our focus to achieve the most streamlined and beneficial long-term solutions.

Stewardship

We value responsible use of resources and foster affordability and cost-effectiveness.

Benjamin L. Gerber

Benjamin L. Gerber

President & Chief Executive Officer

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Teri Bylander-Pinke

Teri Bylander-Pinke

Chief Operations Officer

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John Peacock

John Peacock

Head of Technology

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Rob Davis

Rob Davis

Head of Communications, Partnerships, & Market Insights

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James Critchfield

James Critchfield

Head of Registry and Market Integrity

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Josh Star

Josh Star

Head of Finance and Administration

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Governance

Board of Directors.

A not-for-profit organization, CleanCounts is overseen by a multi-jurisdictional board of directors representing regulators, electric utility businesses, nonprofit organizations, and renewable energy producers who are subscribers to the tracking system. The board currently seats ten directors and can grow to seventeen; any subscriber or program partner may nominate a candidate for consideration by the Governance Committee and a vote of the full board.

Chair

Jim Jones

Great River Energy

Term expires:
2027

Voting class:
Cooperative

Committees:
Finance, Executive
Vice Chair

Brian P. Rounds

AESL Consulting

Term expires:
2027

Voting class:
Subject Matter Expert

Committees:
Executive, Governance
Treasurer

Angela Amos

AES Clean Energy

Term expires:
2027

Voting class:
Subject Matter Expert

Committees:
Governance, Finance, Executive
Secretary

Sandra M. Nessing

Independent expert

Term expires:
2027

Voting class:
Subject Matter Expert

Committees:
Executive, Governance
Past Chair

Eric Schroeder

Carbon Solutions, LLC

Term expires:
2027

Voting class:
Subject Matter Expert

Committees:
Executive, Governance

Leanne Shewchuk

Government of Manitoba — Provincial regulator

Term expires:
2026

Voting class:
Government

Committees:
Finance, Governance

Andy Kellen

WPPI Energy

Term expires:
2028

Voting class:
Municipal Power Agency

Committees:
Finance

Ken Nelson

Blue Delta Energy, LLC

Term expires:
2027

Voting class:
Subject Matter Expert

Committees:
Finance

Mark Silberg

State of Colorado

Term expires:
2029

Voting class:
Government

Richard DiGia

RMD Renewables

Term expires:
2027

Voting class:
Subject Matter Expert

Committees:
Finance, Nominating

CleanCounts’ nonprofit structure and governance are detailed in the organization’s bylaws (PDF).