Blue Ridge Energy
Caleb Mooney is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in energy intelligence and materials engineering. Currently serving as an Energy Intelligence Analyst at Blue Ridge Energy since June 2023, Caleb previously worked at NGK Ceramics USA, Inc. from May 2017 to June 2023 in various roles, including Material Control Manager and Material Engineer. Key achievements include developing a Django dashboard for quality monitoring, leading the implementation of a lab information management system, and improving production efficiency through innovative formulation testing. Caleb's early research experience includes work as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at North Carolina State University, where significant contributions were made in designing instrumentation and modeling for advanced materials. Caleb holds a Master of Science in Analytics from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering from North Carolina State University.
Blue Ridge Energy
Blue Ridge Energy encompasses the electric cooperative (Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp) and our wholly-owned propane and fuels subsidiary (Blue Ridge Energies, LLC). Coming together as an integrated company in 2016 under the market name of Blue Ridge Energy, we are a comprehensive, innovative energy solutions source for our members and consumers. The parent company remains a member-owned electric cooperative serving some 74,000 member accounts in northwest North Carolina and we are affiliated with Touchstone Energy. Our propane and fuels subsidiary serves over 20,000 residential and commercial customers from Catawba County, NC, to Independence, Va. With headquarters in Lenoir, Blue Ridge Energy has showrooms, service and operations offices for electric, propane and fuels consumers located in Lenoir, Boone, West Jefferson, and Sparta, NC. Offices serving propane and fuels consumers are also located in Morganton, NC, and Independence, Va. A second subsidiary, RidgeLink, LLC, is a business-to-business company offering dark fiber to national companies needing middle mile and long-haul capacity for data, voice and video services.