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Volunteer Application <br />Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br />Erik Lensch Page 1 of 2 <br />Home Address:8591 Pickards Meadow Rd. <br />Township of Residence: Bingham <br />Zone of Residence:County <br />Ethnic Background:white <br />Gender Identity:Male <br />Phone:9196368320 <br />Email:erik.lensch@leyline-energy.com <br />Name: Erik Lensch <br />Boards/Commissions applied for: <br />Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br />Name Called: <br />Year of OC Residence:2011 <br />Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br />UNC Board of Visitors <br />Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br />None, this would be my first Orange County volunteer role <br />Age Range:35-59 <br />Commission for the Environment <br />Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br />I have owned a solar energy construction, development and financing business for 13 years. My <br />current company provides capital and development services for solar, biogas, battery storage, <br />and other renewable and sustainable infrastructure projects. I am an active member of the NC <br />Sustainable Energy Assoc and the Renewable Natural Gas Coalition. <br />Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br />I have dedicated the last 13 years of my life to helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions by <br />accelerating the adoption of solar energy through multiple renewable energy businesses. My <br />family and I live in a solar-powered, energy efficient home in rural Orange County and I want to <br />give back to my local community. I want to use my business and personal experience, and my <br />passion for a cleaner environment, to help improve the lives of those living in and around the <br />county that I love and call home. <br />Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: <br />I have been actively developing, building, and financing solar and biogas projects since 2007. I <br />founded Leyline in 2017 to focus on providing capital for renewable energy projects at the most <br />critical time – during a project’s development. Because we come in and provide much needed <br />funding in the early stages of a project I am in a unique position to see a lot of different types of <br />commercially viable technologies and solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (solar, <br />biogas, CO2 capture/sequestration, battery storage, small hydroelectric, fuels cells, and waste to <br />value projects, to name a few). <br />I would contribute to the diversity of viewpoints by bringing a perspective that is focused on <br />understanding the types of projects and solutions that work today, are financeable, and are <br />21