Philip R. Van Horne, President

As President of BlueRock, Phil is responsible for overall company operations and strategy. His 25+ years of energy experience includes trading and marketing, contract negotiation and administration, wholesale back office operations, interconnection, power system planning and systems development. Phil founded BlueRock after serving as President and COO for Niagara Mohawk Energy Marketing, Inc., where he oversaw all aspects of operations for unregulated retail and wholesale natural gas and electricity. Prior to that, Phil was with Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NMPC), where he dealt with all aspects of wholesale power, including serving as lead negotiator on FERC matters, and acting as NMPC's representative on the NY Power Pool Operating Committee. Phil worked directly for the NY Power Pool before joining NMPC, where he was involved in imports to New York from Canada and operations of the interconnected network. Early in his career, Phil worked for General Electric, where he was involved with utilities nationwide on a range of planning and strategic issues. He is a founding member, past Chairman, and Executive Committee member of National Energy Marketers Association. Phil holds a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Master of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering from Clarkson College of Technology (now Clarkson University).