Lightstar Renewables, LLC
Owen Deitcher is a Development Manager at Lightstar Renewables, LLC, where efforts focus on the large-scale development of agrivoltaics. Previous experience includes serving as an East Development Intern at ConnectGEN LLC, where research centered on dual-use strategies for energy development while maintaining agricultural and ecological services. Academic contributions include a tenure as a Research Assistant at Cornell University, analyzing climate migration, and a role as a PHENND VISTA Fellow with AmeriCorps VISTA, producing materials on diversity, equity, and inclusion in education. Additional internships include data collection for the Main Line Greenway at Lower Merion Building and Planning Department, community engagement development at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and research on local government Climate Action Plans at ICLEI USA. Owen holds a Master of Regional Planning from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Arts in the Growth and Structure of Cities from Haverford College.