Annika Colston is the CEO and Founder of AC Power. AC Power was founded with the goal to bring unique vision to solar project development through development on landfill and brownfield sites. Annika passionately leads AC Power with the goal of improving the local environment for future generations by turning obstacles into opportunities. Ms. Colston has been developing alternative energy projects for over two decades and has experience across all aspects of project development. Annika’s previous experience includes Vice President at PV Navigator where she originated and developed over 50 MW of solar projects on landfills and brownfields and President of C2i Methane where she developed and sold a portfolio of landfill gas to energy projects. Ms. Colston has worked on solar, landfill gas, anaerobic digestion, coal mine methane, hydropower, and energy efficiency projects. A pioneer in carbon credit markets, both compliance and voluntary markets, Annika was responsible for sourcing, developing and marketing the first ever climate change project under the Kyoto Protocol to receive carbon credits. She has been innovating ever since. Ms. Colston holds a Masters of City Planning from Massachusetts of Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Environmental Studies from Boston University.