Kelsey Applegate is a Project Manager who joined our team in May. As part of the Development team, Kelsey permits and coordinates solar and energy storage project surveys, manages interconnection processes with utilities and conducts fatal flaw assessments. She also represents Encore’s efforts with B Corps, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, and serves on Encore and NYSEIA’s JDEI committees.
Kelsey is originally from Branson, Missouri and is a US Air Force Academy alumnus with a degree in Behavioral Science. She is a veteran with five years of experience in Airfield Operations where she managed airport projects including replacing a multi-million dollar airfield lighting system resulting in a 90% energy usage reduction, repairing runways and aircraft parking ramps, and installing airport navigation equipment. She also trained in Air Traffic Control, led a 70-person airfield operations team, and deployed to Qatar to work in an international Airspace Management planning cell. After transitioning to the civilian workforce, Kelsey’s passion for environmental justice and spending time outdoors led her to Waterbury, Vermont and to a career in the Renewable Energy sector.
The team at Encore Renewable Energy® is proud to be certified as a B Corp, joining over 3,500 other businesses worldwide who also share a commitment to social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency.