Bill Elwell
VP, US Sales at Nextpower | Helping Developers & EPCs Build More Bankable, Faster-to-Install Solar Plants
- Role
- Member Board of Directors at Solar Energy Industries Association
- Location
- Novato, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bill Elwell
I lead U.S. Sales at Nextpower, partnering with utility-scale developers, EPCs, and asset owners to deliver technology that improves solar plant performance, constructability, and lifetime reliability.Over the last 18+ years in utility solar, I’ve helped scale high-growth teams and win complex, multi-stakeholder deals by aligning engineering, product, operations, and executive stakeholders around customer outcomes.Known for:• Building and coaching high-performing sales teams and leaders• Structuring and closing strategic agreements (multi-GW / multi-year / multi-project)• Translating technical value into commercial advantage (performance, bankability, install speed, O&M)• Executive-level account strategy and cross-functional deal orchestrationI enjoy working where market timing, product innovation, and customer execution meet—and where teams can win through discipline, clarity, and trust.If you’re looking to improve project outcomes in utility-scale solar, I’m always open to connecting.
Experience
Member Board of Directors
Solar Energy Industries Association
Dec 2024 — Present
SEIA is the national trade association for the U.S. solar industry. I sit on the board of directors on behalf of Nextpower. Our goal is to help shape renewable energy and manufacturing policy at the highest levels of government. Our vision is to represent an industry that will be the single largest source of new energy generation over the next decade and to grow as the national voice of a larger, more unified and more diverse industry.
Education
ITT Technical Institute
Associate of Applied Science, Computer Design
2002 — 2004
Skills
- Contract Negotiation
- Start-Ups
- Solar Products
- Photovoltaics
- Strategy
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Cleantech
- Training
- New Business Development
- Engineering
- Renewable Energy
- Alternative Energy
- Sales Management
- Sustainable Energy
- Estimating
- Business Planning
- Autocad
- Energy Efficiency
- Solar Energy
- Green Technology
- Power Generation
- Business Development
- Wind
- Leadership
- Demand Side Management
- Solar Pv
- Production Estimating
- Sales
- Project Planning
- Sustainability
- Sustainable Business
- Energy Conservation
- Proposal Writing
- Management
- Demand Response
- Construction
- Energy Audits
- Energy Management
- Value Engineering
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