Tyndall served as vice president for corporate development and strategy, where he was responsible for mergers, acquisitions and divestitures as well as development of corporate growth initiatives. Tyndall also served as vice president of environmental services and federal affairs, working closely with government regulators and testifying before Congress, state utility commissions and other government entities. In that role, he also served as a member of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Act Advisory Committee and wrote several articles on environmental issues facing the utility industry.
At NatSource, Tyndall was responsible for identifying new private equity investment opportunities in renewable energy, carbon abatement and management, pollution control, energy efficiency and related areas.
Tyndall brings expert knowledge of the cap-and-trade system, which will benefit Duke Energy as the issue is debated in Washington. From 1995 to 1998, Tyndall served as the Minority Counsel to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. In this capacity, he counseled Congressman John Dingell and Chairman Henry Waxman (then ranking members) and other Democratic members of the Committee on issues involving the Clean Air Act and other environmental statutes. Tyndall also served as one of the key staff negotiators for the last major environmental bill to pass Congress, the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996.
With energy policy and steering a course for the future high on the Obama administration’s agenda, it is critically important for Duke Energy to continue its execution of a coordinated effort to evaluate policy and advocate positions that are important to our business, such as a cap-and-trade model to address climate change, Trent said. Bill will reinforce and continue our efforts to ensure that we meet the changes – and challenges – in Washington with a clear message and a strong voice.
