Patrick Smart

Patrick Smart has extensive experience in the energy industry, particularly in the field of renewable energy systems. Patrick worked as the Energy Networks Director at Renewable Energy Systems from October 2017 to the present. Prior to that, they served as the UK & Ireland Grid Connections Manager at RES Ltd starting in February 2011. From 2005 to January 2011, they held the position of Head of Commercial and Regulatory at Senergy Econnect. Additionally, Patrick served as the Head of Client Management at Econnect Ltd from 2006 to 2008. Their career began in 1999 at Ofgem, where they held various senior management roles in electricity transmission policy and enforcement.

Patrick Smart attended The Manchester Metropolitan University from 1990 to 1994, where they obtained a BA in Business in Europe with French. Previously, they attended the Royal Grammar School in Newcastle upon Tyne, but no specific degree or field of study is mentioned.