Blaine Collison is the Senior Vice-President at David Gardiner and Associates, a clean energy policy firm in Arlington, VA, and serves as Executive Director of the Renewable Thermal Collaborative. Blaine was previously the Managing Director of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships for Altenex and then Edison Energy, where he helped commercial, industrial and institutional energy users execute and communicate strategic renewable electricity procurement. Prior to joining Altenex in April 2014, Blaine lead the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership, helping more than 1500 commercial and institutional energy buyers source new renewable energy for their U.S. operations.