Session 3: Business Models & Best Fit/Best Practices

Session three of District Thermal Energy Networks Workshop contained the following presentations:

1:00 pm – 1:55 pm

Business Models & Best Fits/Best Practices – Michael Ahern, Ever-Green Energy

Business models for a district energy business range from municipal ownership, to private non-profit (501 c 3), to private utility, to hybrid concession agreement to private/public partnership, and many options in between. This segment will explore the pros/cons and considerations of different configurations to allocate risk, accelerate growth and enable appropriate financial structures for success.


Michael Ahern

SVP, System Development

Ever-Green Energy, Inc.

Michael Ahern has over 30 years of experience in leading development, engineering, construction, operation, and management of industrial and energy systems. This includes operational oversight of businesses in the industrial and energy fields, with a specific focus on district systems over the last fifteen years. At Ever-Green, he leads the development and advancement of mission-based campus and community energy and utility systems that achieve clients’ strategic goals. Ahern holds a BS in Business Finance from the University of Notre Dame, with an International Business Minor.

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