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Reid Spolek

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Global Clean Energy Procurement Lead at Google
📍 Portland, Oregon, United States

Reid leads global clean energy procurement for Googles data centers, focusing on executing commercial deals to achieve hourly carbon-free energy goals. His experience includes managing renewable energy strategy at Amazon Web Services and business development for a flywheel energy storage company. He earned his MBA from UC Berkeleys Haas School of Business.

Reids passion for the climate crisis stems from a childhood spent outdoors in the Pacific Northwest. At UC Berkeley, he was active in the Berkeley Energy Resources Collaborative and Cleantech to Market. He began his career in management consulting and private equity before aligning his business focus with his environmental interests.

He co-authored a feasibility study on using a cap-and-trade system to control industrial effluents in Guanabara Bay, Brazil.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Global Clean Energy Procurement Lead
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Portland, Oregon, United States
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24/7 Carbon-Free Energy
His primary role at Google involves deal execution for its hourly carbon-free energy goals, a topic he frequently discusses in posts and industry presentations.
Clean Energy Procurement
He is focused on making clean energy procurement, especially PPAs, simpler and faster for both buyers and sellers to accelerate deal-making.
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Career

Work history

4-2022
Global Clean Energy Procurement Lead
Google
4-2018 - 5-2022
Senior Energy Lead
Google
6-2013 - 4-2018
Manager - AWS Renewable Energy
Amazon
10-2011 - 3-2013
Head of Business Development
Berkeley Energy Sciences Corporation
9-2010 - 7-2011
Manager, Growth Strategy
The Achievement Network
In the press

Media appearances

Ep 41: Reid Spolek - Senior Energy Lead, Google. Featured in YouTube
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Advisory Board – Renewable Energy Forum (includes Reid Spolek, Global Clean Energy Procurement Lead, Google). Featured in Renewable Energy Forum
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Education
2011 - 2013
MBA
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
2002 - 2006
BA
Northwestern University
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