Tim Jarrell of Cobb EMC

Program: From Grid to Green - Navigating the Energy Transition

Three Objectives:

1    What the future of power supply will look like

2    Emerging technologies and how they are shaping the future of power supply

3    How data analytics are playing a pivotal role in planning for the future

Biography:

Tim Jarrell is vice president of power supply, rates and DER strategy for Cobb EMC.  Tim’s team is responsible for all power supply planning, contracts and compliance, residential and commercial rate strategies and distributed energy resource development and strategy.  In this role, Cobb EMC has expanded its renewable energy portfolio by 360%, implemented a campus solar and battery energy storage project and currently implementing a campus microgrid.  Prior to this role, Tim served as Cobb EMC’s associate vice president for information system programs and project management office.    

Tim has spent 25 years in the energy industry, beginning his career as an electric power trader with SCANA Energy Marketing in 1996. During this time, Tim was a trader in most major markets of the U.S. He later transitioned into a senior rates analyst role working with the gas and electric side of South Carolina Electric & Gas.  Later, he became rates manager for SCANA Energy in the deregulated natural gas market in Georgia after completing the Future Leaders in Gas High Tech program at SCE&G.  Tim then spent six years as a senior project manager for Energy Consulting, LLC, where he worked on risk management programs and power supply contracts for multiple EMCs.   

Tim has received the Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) along with a Six Sigma Black Belt designation. 

Tim has a Bachelor’s degree in marketing management from Florida State University, Masters in Organizational Management from University of Phoenix and additional post graduate work in accounting and finance from Keller Graduate School of Management. 

Outside of the office, Tim is active in numerous Cobb County community organizations. He serves as Treasurer of the Allatoona High School PTSA, a charter member of the Senior Resource Foundation of Cobb County, Advisory Board member for the Devereux Foundation, 2012 alumni of Leadership Cobb, member of the PMI Atlanta chapter, Georgia Solar Energy Association and SAS Utility Advisory Board. 

Tim and his wife Nicole have two daughters. Victoria, 25 and Hensley, 19.  Both are completing graduate and undergraduate studies, respectively, at Kennesaw State.  

Email:

Address:1000 EMC PKWY NE, , Marietta, United States, 30060