Bob Hinkle
Bob Hinkle
The Alliance’s Leadership
Bob Hinkle
Bob established Metrus in 2009 and created the Efficiency Services Agreement (ESA) and Sustainable Energy Services Agreement (SESA), which has become the contractual backbone for the financing of large-scale energy efficiency retrofit and renewable energy projects. Bob helped develop and grow the Energy as a Service market, which is currently a $5.4 billion industry. Previously, Bob was vice president of energy efficiency at MMA Renewable Ventures where he directed the company's overall energy efficiency financing business and identified and negotiated investment opportunities with ESCOs and large commercial and industrial energy users. He has over 25 years of experience in the energy industry and worked for 10 years at Nexant (at that time owned by Bechtel Corporation). He has developed and implemented over $500 million of large-scale energy efficiency projects and clean energy investment programs in the U.S. and in emerging global markets for utilities, major energy end-users, government agencies, export credit agencies and international donors. Bob previously served as a Board Member for the California Energy Efficiency Industry Council and was an entrepreneur in residence for the California Clean Energy Fund focusing on the identification of new business models for energy efficiency. He has authored articles published in leading sustainable energy publications including Bloomberg, GreenBiz and Utility Dive. Bob has an MA degree in international business from the Fletcher School, Tufts University and a BA degree in international politics and economics from Middlebury College.