Vaughan Woodruff

About Vaughan Woodruff

Systems thinker with 20-year track record of addressing complex problems and navigating archaic structures that hamper our communities\' ability to respond meaningfully to issues such as the climate crisis and economic and social injustice.Effective writer and public speaker who is willing to delve into the minutiae of legislative policy, utility regulation, and workforce policy to address unglamorous and substantive obstacles.As an entrepreneur, founded and grew a small rural solar contracting company from a one-person shop to a nationally-recognized, employee-owned B Corp that was one of the few nationally accredited PV installation companies in the U.S.As a proponent of workforce development, designed apprenticeships that serve as a model for the development of national apprenticeship standards and pre-apprenticeships that support economic and social justice for individuals from historically disenfranchised communities.A fast learner and passionate advocate who has risen to local, state, and national leadership in several disciplines and works to use his level of access to elevate the voices of those who are often excluded.

Experience

1. Principal

   Equinoxdg

   Jan 2026 — Present · Pittsfield, ME, US

   Founder and principal of national consulting firm that provides strategic support on DER interconnection reform for clean energy advocates, DER companies, utilities, and regulators. This work includes developing comprehensive regulatory and legislative strategy, optimizing applicant and utility processes, building consensus among parties that serves the interests of utility customers, and highlighting the human impacts of interconnection processes.

Education

• University of Maine

  BS, Civil Engineering

• Prescott College

  Master of Arts - MA, Education