Michael Corr
Director, Project Finance and m & a @Cordelio Power
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WORK HISTORY
Director, Project Finance and m & a @Cordelio Power
Lead project finance and valuation initiatives for utility-scale BESS projects, overseeing financial modeling, pricing strategy, capital structuring, and financial strategy execution. Direct end-to-end execution of project financing strategy, including capital sourcing, transaction structuring, negotiation, and close.• Analyze and price new BESS development opportunities, conducting detailed valuation modeling and sensitivity analysis to determine project risk and return.• Support Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) negotiations by analyzing financial structuring and assessing offtake terms to optimize project economics.• Provide leadership to project finance associates.Key Accomplishments• Sourced, negotiated, and closed an $18M Investment Tax Credit (ITC) transfer for a 20 MW standalone merchant BESS project in PJM, structuring transaction economics and mitigating counterparty and monetization risk.• Drove a revamp of BESS financial models, standardizing depreciation, tax equity structures, and augmentation mechanics to elevate analytical rigor, model reliability, and the consistency of investment decisions across the portfolio.• Successfully managed the finance function for a 30+ project / 2+ MW greenfield development platform.• Hired for a general finance role and quickly developed expertise in BESS, advancing to a director position within three years of entering the industry.
EDUCATION
Yale School of the Environment
Financing and Deploying Clean Energy (FDCE) Certificate
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
MBA, Management & Strategy, Analytical Consulting, Decision Science, Finance
Miami University
BS, Decision Sciences, Accounting
ABOUT MICHAEL CORR
I am a renewable energy finance professional with more than 20 years of experience in financial services and energy infrastructure. I currently lead project finance and valuation efforts for utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects at Cordelio Power.My work focuses on disciplined project finance execution and rigorous investment analysis, including financial modeling, project valuation, pricing strategy, capital structuring, and Investment Tax Credit (ITC) transfer monetization. I regularly evaluate and price development opportunities, perform detailed valuation and sensitivity analyses, support Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) negotiations, and assess project and counterparty risk.I also work closely with development, commercial, legal, and executive teams to structure transactions and advance projects through financing and commercialization. I have led initiatives to develop standardized modeling frameworks that improve analytical rigor and support consistent investment decision-making across a portfolio.I hold an MBA with Distinction from Northwestern University and certificates in Financing & Deploying Clean Energy and Solar Lending.Selected Areas of Expertise:• Advanced Renewable Energy Project Finance• Financial Modeling• Valuation Modeling• Scenario & Sensitivity Analysis• Project Valuation• Pricing Strategy• Capital Structuring• Investment Tax Credit (ITC) Monetization• Tax Equity Structuring• Project Underwriting• Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Support• Risk Mitigation• Clean Energy Policy• Cross-Functional Team Leadership• Standardization of Modeling Frameworks• Portfolio Analysis
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