Duke Energy Generation Services has appointed Tony Dorazio as senior vice president for wind energy development, according to a company release.
Dorazio will lead project development for the Duke Energy unit, which owns and operates 733 megawatts of power generation at seven wind farms in Pennsylvania, Texas and Wyoming.
Dorazio served briefly as chief operating officer at Tessera Solar in 2009. Prior to that he worked for BP Alternative Energy’s wind power business, where he put together a portfolio of 15,000 megawatts of potential wind power projects. As GER previously reported, BP scaled back its investments in renewables after Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward took over in March 2009.
He was also previously a vice president of Vestas-American Wind Technology in Portland, Ore.
He will be managing development of the unit’s projects, including site selection, permit application processes and marketing projects to electricity buyers.
Duke plans to bring 251 megawatts online in 2010 with the construction of farms in Wyoming and Colorado and 200-300 megawatts online annually for the next several years.