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Abbey DeRocker (she/her/hers)

Director, Large-Scale Renewables
NYSERDA
ALBANY, New York, United States

Abbey DeRocker is the team lead and Director of NYSERDA’s Large-Scale Renewables group at the New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). She is responsible for executing multifaceted programs which serve to aid in the development and effective operation of large-scale renewable generation resources to satisfy New York’s renewable energy and environmental goals. Under her leadership, NYSERDA has awarded Agreements for more than 100 large-scale renewable energy facilities including solar, onshore wind, and hydroelectric facilities, totaling 8.5 gigawatts of new renewable capacity and more than $9.8 billion in investments.

Ms. DeRocker has held public and private sector leadership roles in the energy sector for more than 20 years. During her tenure at NYSERDA, she has overseen the design and implementation of the Renewable Energy Standard, a key component of New York State’s nation-leading advancement of renewable resources under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and Clean Energy Standard. Prior to joining NYSERDA, Ms. DeRocker served in various management roles with Southern California Edison (SCE) where she led the implementation of major initiatives including the Enterprise Risk Management program, Greenhouse Gas Trading, and Acid Rain Program Trading with a focus on energy trading, finance, operations, and risk. Prior to moving to Los Angeles, Ms. DeRocker served as the Manager of the Valuation Review Group for the Commodities division of Morgan Stanley in Purchase, New York. In her last role, she led the North American Electricity, North American Natural Gas, Emissions and Global Oil Liquids valuation teams. Ms. DeRocker holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics with a concentration in environmental science from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. A proud native New Yorker, Ms. DeRocker is a mom to two girls and does her best to train them in her role a level 100 NYSSRA/USSA alpine ski coach.

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