Michael Peter Skelly (born October 19, 1961) is a Houston renewable energy entrepreneur and former Democratic candidate for Texas's 7th congress district (map) at the US House of Representatives. From 1999 to 2008, he served as chief development officer for Horizon Wind Energy, the third largest wind company in the United States. Skelly is currently president of Clean Line Energy Partners, an independent developer of the current high-voltage direct line, long distance transmission.
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At the age of two, Skelly sailed to the United States from Ireland with her family on board the SS America . His parents settled in Roanoke, Virginia where Skelly attended public school. He went on to earn a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame and M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. After college, he joined the Peace Corps and served in Costa Rica.
Skelly has been married to Anne Whitlock since 1991. The couple has three children: two men and women. Anne holds a degree in Business Finance from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a degree in Public Policy from John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. Anne serves on the Denver Harbor Family Clinic and works at the Harris County Healthcare Alliance.
In February 2011, Skelly donated a kidney to her sister.
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Business career
In 1999, Skelly joined Horizon Wind Energy, when it was a two-man operation, and helped it grow into a multi-billion dollar company over the next nine years. In 2005, investment bank Goldman Sachs bought Horizon, then a private company known as Zilkha Renewables. Goldman Sachs sells Horizon, which has grown to become the third largest wind company in the United States, with $ 2.2 billion for reported profits of nearly $ 1 billion. In 2006, the Houston Business Journal said Skelit said, "Houston is an energy hub, and as renewable energy, including wind, plays a bigger role, there is an opportunity for Houston to engage in growth for that segment."
In 2009, Skelly established Clean Line Energy Partners, a company focused on moving energy from resource regions to distant consumer markets. Clean Line is an independent developer for high-voltage transmission lines, remotely, who want to provide transmission solutions for generators and utilities that serve the load to connect all energy sources with consumers. Established in 2009, Clean Line Energy has not built a transmission infrastructure or signed a binding contract to generate energy, and has not earned any revenue yet. The company's desire to get a leading domain (for personal gain) has resulted in strong opposition and failure to obtain the necessary permits in some states. In addition, distributed generation and capabilities for the East coast market for local energy sources have proven to be a more logical alternative to the outdated Clean Line business plan.
Prior to his time at Horizon Wind, Skelly worked at Energia Global and New World Power. Both positions focus on energy projects in Latin America. Prior to entering the energy industry, he served as a founding partner and manager for the Rainforest Tram in Costa Rica.
congress campaign 2008
In November 2008, Skelly faced John Culberson who held a three-month post in Texas's 7th district election. Skelly's campaign got national attention when he raised more money than the candidate, petahana or challenger, Democrat or Republican, ran for the House of Representatives that year.
Other activities
Skelly serves on the Houston Parks Board and is one of the founders of Houston's Renewable Energy Network. Skelly also serves on the C12 Energy and Trees for Houston advisory board.
References
External links
- Clean Line Energy
- Denver Harbor Family Clinic
- Harris County Healthcare Alliance
- Clean Channel Energy Partners
- Rain Forest Air Tram
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