Hydropower Industry Advisory Panel

Organization: TransCanada Hydro Northeast Inc.

Cleve Kapala has worked for almost 30 years in the areas of energy and environmental policy, regulatory compliance and permitting. He is the Director of External Affairs and Relicensing for TransCanada. His responsibilities included supervision of the Fifteen Mile Falls Hydroelectric Project and Deerfield River Project relicensing efforts which impact 369 MWs and 85 MWs respectively of TransCanada's 579 MWs of conventional hydro capacity. He is also responsible for supervision of external and community affairs on the Connecticut and Deerfield Rivers; statewide external affairs and legislative involvements of concern to the company in New England; management and communication of negotiation and litigation matters relating to the property taxes and plant and land assets; and leadership on certain policy initiatives of interest to the company.