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14 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Erik Lensch <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Erik Lensch <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 8591 Pickards Meadow Rd. <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br /> Phone: 9196368320 <br /> Email: erik.lensch@leyline-energy.com <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2011 <br /> Township of Residence: Bingham <br /> Zone of Residence: County <br /> Gender Identity: Male <br /> Ethnic Background: white <br /> Age Range: 35-59 <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 /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <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. 1 <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 />