Margaret Rueger, Babcock & Brown

Margaret Rueger‘s focus at Babcock & Brown is in the financing, acquisition and development of renewable energy projects, an area where Babcock & Brown is a global industry leader.

Margaret’s broad base of experience in the energy sector includes project origination, development and finance as well as regulatory affairs, environmental permitting and resource planning. This experience was gained working with the full range of technology types including geothermal, wind, gas-fired cogeneration, biomass, solar and energy efficiency.

Previously, Margaret worked in the origination, development and financing of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects at Kenetech Corporation, a renewable energy project developer, construction contractor, O&M provider, and wind turbine manufacturer. While she was at Kenetech, the company developed over 1000MW of wind energy projects, including the first commercial wind farm in the US. Prior to that, she worked at the Pacific Gas & Electric Company in electric generation planning, regulatory affairs and the negotiation of Power Purchase Agreements with independent energy producers. She also worked at Woodward Clyde Consultants on the site
selection and permitting of power plants.

Margaret was a member of the board of directors for a leading Spanish/US wind energy joint venture company as well as various effective and highly regarded renewable energy industry associations. Margaret has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies from the University of California and is based in Babcock & Brown’s San Francisco office.