Primary Job Title VP, Development - West Primary Organization 
EDF Renewable Energy
Gender Male
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Mark Tholke serves as EDF Renewable Energy's Vice President of Development - West Region. In his role, Mark is responsible for identifying, evaluating, structuring and developing renewable energy projects throughout the West Region - California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, and Wyoming.
He will direct site assessment, land acquisition, interconnection strategy, permitting, public outreach, customer relationships, regional policy analysis, initial financial feasibility analyses and engineering/design and project legal review. Mark has oversight over the origination of multiple projects either through internal origination or acquisition. In addition, Mark will direct the support of finance activities as they relate to late stage projects and financial closing.
Mark joined EDF Renewable Energy in November, 2006, as the Regional Project Development Manager; and was promoted to Director of the Southwest Region in August, 2008.
Prior to joining EDF Renewable Energy, Mark held positions with Eurus Energy, GE Wind Energy and Green Mountain Energy.
Prior to his work in renewable energy, Mark worked at a research affiliate of the Heinz Foundation and the Nature Conservancy in Washington, DC.
Mark holds a joint MBA/MS in Environmental Science from the University of Michigan and two Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science & Economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
