Partner / Managing Member
John has spent the last 20 years in the renewable energy industry. As a founder of DM Renewables, he is responsible for land acquisition for BESS, solar and data center development. Prior to DM Renewables, John was a founding partner and Director of Land Acquisition at Hill Country Wind Power, a utility scale wind project developer, as well as a founding Partner at Clean Power Texas, a utility scale solar project developer. John has managed the lease-up of 250,000+ acres for renewable energy projects over his career.A seasoned renewable energy project developer and licensed Texas real estate broker, John has taken greenfield projects through the development process, while engaging with a wide range of stakeholders. Since 2008, John’s efforts have led to the development of 1.2+ GW of wind, 2 GW of BESS, and 1.6+ GW of solar projects. An experienced project originator, John developed a portfolio of renewable projects using GIS data combined with building personal relationships.John’s experience includes project management, strategy, market analysis, M&A due diligence, geospatial analysis, permitting, land entitlements and title curative, project siting, interconnection and transmission, as well as coordinating all site-related development tasks, and maintaining stakeholder relations throughout the development process.John is a hands-on 6th generation Texas ranch owner/ operator and received the Family Land Heritage Award from the Texas Department of Agriculture. John earned a BBA from the University of North Texas and operates a land brokerage, based in San Antonio, TX.