NEWS: Solas Energy® Successfully Completes Owner’s Representative and Construction Management Services for Crossover Wind Project

Ribbon cutting marks operational launch of Arkansas’ first utility-scale wind project

FORT COLLINS, Colo.; Nov. 20, 2025 Solas Energy®, a leading US energy consulting firm and partner of Invera EnergyTM, announced today the successful completion of its contract for on-site owner’s representative and construction management services for Cordelio Power’s 135-megawatt (MW) Crossover Wind project in Cross County, Arkansas.

Crossover Wind is the first operational utility-scale wind project in Arkansas and features 32 wind turbines, a transmission line, substation, and switchyard. The project will make payments of approximately $950,000 per year to Cross County and over $50 million in total to local landowners over its lifespan. Crossover Wind is part of Cordelio Power’s growing pipeline of renewable energy projects and its second utility-scale wind farm supported by Solas Energy.

“We are pleased to be part of this milestone project which brings affordable, reliable American-made energy and economic opportunities to Cross County,” said Evelyn Carpenter, President and CEO of Solas Energy and Invera Energy. “In addition to delivering technical and project management expertise, our team valued the opportunity to engage with the local community throughout construction. We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Cordelio Power on this and future projects.”

Solas Energy provided field oversight of the construction contractor and turbine supplier, as well as project management for all contractual obligations, including county permits, design reviews, financing obligations, interconnection obligations, and other project aspects.

“Solas Energy is a proven partner for driving our projects to success,” said Paul Rapp, Chief Operating Officer of Cordelio Power. “We are delighted to be partnered with the Cross County community to deliver clean, reliable American-made energy. During construction, we were honored to host multiple community events with the Solas Energy team and our EPC partner, Mortenson. We appreciate the collaboration with our project partners in delivering the first operational utility-scale windfarm to Arkansas.”

The Crossover Wind project celebrated its operational status with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 29, 2025, attended by local leaders, project partners, and members of the community.

About Solas Energy

Solas Energy, headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, is the renewable energy consulting partner of Invera Energy. With 16 years of experience on more than 100 gigawatts of projects, Solas Energy and Invera Energy collaborate to provide services including owner’s engineering, project and construction management, and development support throughout the US. The company is focused on US opportunities, supporting clients with proven expertise and future-focused solutions. Learn more at www.solasenergyus.com or follow us at www.linkedin.com/company/solasenergy-us. 

About Invera Energy

Invera Energy provides consulting, due diligence, project management, and construction advisory services across a diverse energy mix to deliver complex infrastructure solutions that power a more reliable and resilient energy future. Headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, Invera Energy is American-owned and guided by the principles of technical excellence, integrity, adaptability, and leadership in the energy transition. Together with its partner, Solas Energy, Invera Energy provides expertise to move energy projects forward with confidence for clients. For more information, visit www.inveraenergy.com or follow us at www.linkedin.com/company/inveraenergy.

About Cordelio Power 

Cordelio Power is an independent power producer that develops, builds, and operates wind, energy storage, and solar facilities. Cordelio Power manages an 1,860 MW operating portfolio across the United States and Canada and a US development growth pipeline of over 18,000 MW of projects. The company strives to work with all its stakeholders in an efficient, safe, and environmentally responsible manner. Cordelio Power is wholly owned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. To learn more, visit www.cordeliopower.com.

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President & CEO

Evelyn Carpenter

Evelyn Carpenter is the founder, President and CEO of Invera Energy™. Ms. Carpenter is an entrepreneur and pioneer in the American renewable energy industry, having built a highly successful consulting company, Solas Energy®. Since 2009, Solas Energy has worked on over 100 GW of renewable energy and energy storage projects in the United States, delivering expert consulting, due diligence, and project and construction management services to project owners and operators. The consulting services model offers access to senior-level project development and project management expertise on an outsourced basis, allowing clients to scale their businesses, manage growth, and mitigate risk in the evolving American energy industry.

Invera Energy will carry that success forward, bringing proven expertise to new clients and markets through a broader service offering. Invera Energy’s focus will be on grid reliability, generation and storage deployment, and data center support.

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Vice President of Project & Construction Management

Felipe Uscátegui

Felipe brings over 40 years of energy industry experience to his leadership role. His experience includes construction planning, engineering, and project management for the development and execution of more than 4 GW of utility-scale wind, solar, energy storage, and biomass generation facilities. Felipe’s conventional generation experience encompasses oil, gas, and biomass-fired power plants, and EPC BOP execution of simple cycle and combined cycle gas turbine power plants. His responsibilities extend to EPC proposal estimates, contract negotiation, scheduling, direct and subcontracted labor management, procurement, and overall project management throughout North America. He also brings a strong background in global management to his role, and fluency in English, Spanish, French, and Italian.

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Senior Associate and Interim Director of Consulting Services

Terri Denning

Terri Denning is a Senior Associate and Interim Director of Consulting Services. She is an expert procurement, contracting and risk management specialist with over 26 years of financing, deal structuring, and business development expertise in the energy storage and renewable energy industry. Terri most recently ran the risk management and contracting department for a global battery energy storage manufacturer. Prior to that, she led business development and contracting for a wind turbine manufacturer where she managed turbine sales, contracting, business development, M&A negotiation and due diligence. Terri’s prior positions included commodity structuring, deal management, risk management, and project finance for gas fired co-generation plants for a global energy company.

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Business Development & Land Strategy Manager

Michelle Nicholson

Michelle Nicholson is an experienced land and stakeholder consultation specialist with a demonstrated history of success in the energy sector, overseeing land acquisition, stakeholder engagement, and community sentiment initiatives for over 5 GW of wind, solar, and energy storage projects. Her expertise encompasses environmental consulting, due diligence, land control, and title review. She has a particular interest in stakeholder management, analyzing and designing effective communication strategies to assist in the permitting of projects. Michelle also supports business development and client engagement to ensure successful project delivery.

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Director of Project Management

Melody-Ann Cote

Melody-Ann Cote has over 30 years of project and contract management experience, 15 of which have been focused on the delivery of renewable energy and energy storage construction projects. She is an expert project manager, overseeing owner’s obligations under construction agreements, supply agreements, financing agreements, interconnection, and power purchase agreements, regulatory permits, and land agreements. She has successfully managed construction for more than 2 GW of wind and solar (PV) energy and 3 GWh of utility-scale energy storage projects. Her expertise includes budget management, with experience managing over $5 billion in construction budgets to-date. Melody-Ann provides clients with independent engineering (IE) review process management and financial management review services to support project construction.

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Vice President of Marketing & Business Development

Jami Wong

Jami Wong brings more than 25 years of experience in developing new market entry strategies, building brands, and leading sales and marketing efforts in multiple industries, including renewable energy, semiconductors, software, robotics, broadcast media, and consumer electronics. She is responsible for Invera Energy’s new market entry strategy as it leverages its renewable energy roots into energy storage, conventional generation, data centers, and high voltage work. Jami also provides key stakeholder and community-targeted communication strategies for Invera Energy clients. Jami holds an international MBA and is multi-lingual. She has supported organizations throughout North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Australasia.

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