(Y)Our Advantage

Catalyst Power helps you get the most from your power supply by providing a unique menu of energy services and options unavailable to most C&I businesses under a single roof. Customized energy plans combined with renewable or energy efficiency projects offer long-term cost stability and savings.
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What We Do

  • Catalyst Power is an independent energy solutions provider and retail supplier specializing in integrating retail energy and distributed energy resources. We use cost-effective, novel energy supply solutions tailored to your business. We cater to underserved middle-market commercial and industrial businesses looking for a more sustainable and cost-efficient way to power their businesses. Using solar, battery energy storage, EV charging, commercial retail electricity, and other state-of-the-art innovations, we empower businesses to grow their positive environmental impact while improving overall efficiency, and we do the same for our power grid. It’s a sweet deal.

  • Catalyst Power meets its customers where they are, ready to work, and catalyze real change in their energy consumption and bottom line. Customers can lease their rooftop or available ground space to us for monthly payments, participate in community solar projects, host their own onsite solar generation, utilize battery energy storage, install EV charging stations or explore several customized retail energy supply options. Our process is simple: we use cutting-edge technology to evaluate your usage in real-time; we analyze your needs and priorities; and we work with you to determine the right product and plan for your business. We’re real people helping your business resolve real problems.

Our Team

  • Gabe Phillips, Founder, Chief Executive Officer

    Gabe began his career trading electricity and gas at Sempra Energy Trading. He went on to found and ultimately sell GP Energy Management, a comprehensive outsourced trading, risk, and energy management platform for the electricity, gas, and renewables markets. Today, Gabe uses his unique perspective on the gaps in the energy industry to position Catalyst Power as a brand new type of power company focused on bringing premium renewable solutions to America’s C&I market at no up-front cost. 

  • John McArdle, Chief Financial Officer

    John is a CPA with more than 25 years’ experience in the commodities industry.  After leaving KPMG, John spent 16 years heading financial reporting at Sempra Energy Trading where he was responsible for consolidation and financial reporting. He then went on to be the legal entity controller at Engelhart Commodity Trading where he was instrumental in establishing finance and financial reporting. Most recently, John served as the Global Controller at Gerald Metals, where his primary reasonability was to oversee group consolidation and reporting. At Catalyst Power, he is responsible for financial management, financial planning and analysis, cash management, reporting, and day-to-day HR administration. 

  • Tim Ricablanca, Chief Technology Officer

    Tim is a seasoned software engineer with more than 15 years in hands-on and leadership roles across application development, infrastructure, and data. He was previously a Director of Engineering at Rent The Runway, where he was responsible for building and scaling data and analytics platforms. He has also spent time as an adjunct professor at his alma mater, New Jersey Institute of Technology, teaching undergraduate courses on computer networking. At Catalyst Power, Tim is responsible for software and technology solutions to streamline buying commercial energy and distributed generation online, pricing automation, risk management, and asset operations. 

  • Joel Glassman, Chief Operating Officer

    Joel has more than 20 years of experience in the retail energy industry, working for 6 retail energy companies in various functions, covering pricing, marketing strategy, FP&A, Power Operations and Corporate Development. Most recently, for the past 8 years Joel was the COO of Discount Power, Inc. where he managed all the day-to-day operations. While at Discount Power Joel led the expansion into 15 new markets, initiated and closed capital raises, and launched new sales channels. Joel earned an MBA from Rice University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University. Today, as Catalyst Power’s COO, Joel is responsible for the operations of the retail energy business along with integrating the distributed generation business into the retail operations. 

  • Lucas Miller, Head of Distributed Generation

    Luke has over 10 years of experience in the energy industry, with a focus on distributed generation development, project finance, and wholesale power markets. His experience spans thermal and renewable energy projects, battery storage, and the operation of generation assets, along with building customer-focused C&I energy solutions. Before joining Catalyst, Luke was with CS Operations, where he managed development, underwriting, and strategic initiatives across a portfolio of energy assets. At Catalyst, Luke serves as Head of Distributed Generation (DG), where he is responsible for building and scaling the company’s DG platform, leading the development, construction, and integration of CHP, solar, and battery storage projects to support customer growth and long-term asset value. Luke holds a B.S. from Maine Maritime Academy, a U.S. Coast Guard 2nd Assistant Engineer License, and a Master of Engineering Management from Dartmouth College. 

  • Loren Stacey, Director of Channel Partnerships 

    Loren has enjoyed more than 14 years in the energy industry, working for both suppliers and consultants to grow and develop their channel partnerships. Throughout her career, Loren has excelled at managing new and existing programs, attracting and onboarding additional partnerships, and providing training and support to accelerate sales growth for key products and markets. She is a liaison between the supplier and the channel partners to find mutually beneficial opportunities. 

  • Leo Menard, Director of Sales 

    Leo has been working in energy for 14 years. Much of that experience has been in various sales and business development roles at Enel (formerly EnerNOC) that spanned demand response, energy intelligence software, renewable origination, and energy commodity consulting. Most recently, he led the business development team at Station A, a cleantech marketplace. As Director of Sales, Leo uses the full range of customer-driven solutions to help Catalyst Power customers find a combination that achieves their energy, financial, and sustainability objectives. 

  • Cathy Wang, Senior Marketing Manager

    Cathy has worked in the energy and clean technology industry for more than 10 years, with a focus on distributed energy solutions for large commercial and institutional customers. Much of her experience has centered on go-to-market strategy, brand development, and demand generation, including work supporting onsite energy and broader decarbonization initiatives. As Senior Marketing Manager, Cathy leverages a strategic, customer-centric approach to position integrated energy solutions that help organizations meet their operational, financial, and sustainability goals. She holds a Master of Science in Technology and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

  • Bill Kinneary, EVP of Project Development 

    Bill has held positions of CEO, President, and Senior Vice President in 5 retail energy companies over the last 22 years. This is preceded by many years at a major New York City natural gas utility where he served as the General Manager of rates and regulation, customer service, and gas supply, as well as the Manager of computer programming, fleet services, and emergency gas leak response. Bill has a significant level of technical expertise in all retail energy company business processes. He is well known in the industry due to his multiple chairmanships of the National Energy Marketers Association Executive Committee and his continuing service on the Energy Marketing Conferences Advisory Board. 

  • Leah Ivanhoe, VP of Business Intelligence

    Leah has more than 10 years of energy sector experience, including 6 years at Crius Energy during which she served as an integration liaison, after its acquisition by Vistra Energy. In addition, she held many different roles across the Crius organization including responsibility for pricing, gross margin forecasting, financial reporting, renewable portfolio obligations, and company-wide business intelligence. Leah earned an M.B.A. with a concentration in finance from the University of Connecticut and a B.S. in mathematics from Adelphi University. Today, as Catalyst Power’s VP of Business Intelligence, Leah is responsible for retail energy company valuation, wholesale and retail energy intelligence and analytics, pricing model development, and management. She works in close coordination with the technology and finance teams and any areas of Catalyst Power where data is used to make decisions. 

  • Cristian Miceli, VP Portfolio Analytics 

    Cristian has more than 20 years of energy industry experience, including accounting, asset optimization, scheduling, and trading for retail marketers, wholesalers, and asset managers. Before joining Catalyst, Cristian was with SouthStar Energy Services for 13 years. During this time, his responsibilities included overseeing scheduling & optimization to retail natural gas markets, and financial reporting, forecasting, and analysis for operations and financial hedging. As VP of Portfolio Analytics, Cristian is responsible for natural gas pricing models, retail market and customer analytics, risk management, and supply. 

  • Chelsie Perone, HR Manager 

    Chelsie brings 14 years of human resources experience to Catalyst, including 7 years at Crius Energy, during which she held many HR positions leading up to the acquisition by Vistra Energy. She earned a B.A. in Psychology from Ohio Wesleyan University and has since earned and maintained her PHR (Professional in HR) and SHRM-CP (Society of HR Management Certified Professional) certifications. Today, as Catalyst Power’s HR Manager, Chelsie balances HR operations with a strategic focus on fostering team cohesion and enhancing the company’s remote-first culture. 

  • Liam Rafferty, AVP of Strategic Finance 

    Liam brings more than 10 years of strategic finance experience, most recently leading finance and operations at Sevana Bioenergy, a private-equity backed waste-to-RNG platform with over $500 million in developed, constructed, and operating assets. He’s also managed the launch of a commodities futures strategy ETF on the NYSE, buying and selling futures contracts in green energy metals (eg, copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt, etc.). Liam began his career at JP Morgan Securities in Boston, MA, before joining Bain Capital working across the Credit and Private Equity business units. At Catalyst, Liam manages the intersection of strategy, operations, and financial management, aligning corporate strategy with execution and enabling scalable growth across the organization. 

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