SolarStone Partners, LLC
Kaya Tarhan is an experienced executive in the renewable energy and strategic advisory sectors, currently serving as Chief Executive Officer at SolarStone Development LLC since August 2023 and as Chief Development Officer at SolarStone Partners, LLC since April 2014. Kaya's background includes a role as Managing Director at BridgeRock Inc. since 2012, focusing on international business consulting targeting Turkey and emerging markets. Previous positions held include Chief Operating Officer at SolarStone from April 2022 to August 2023, Development Director at RES LTD from January 2007 to August 2011, and Real Estate Developer at VMP LLC from November 2004 to January 2007. Kaya's expertise also encompasses product development for WindLogics, where tools for wind resource assessment were created. Educational credentials include an MBA in Energy Management from the University of Phoenix and a BA in International Relations from the University of Minnesota.
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SolarStone Partners, LLC
SolarStone is a full-suite solar development firm offering all land acquisition, permitting, interconnection, and engineering services as well as EPC management carrying projects from inception to COD or NTP. Headquartered in Minnesota, SolarStone takes a highly strategic approach to site acquisition allowing for the efficient development of a robust pipeline of renewable energy projects across the nation. The company was founded in 2014 by industry veterans Joe Devito and Kaya Tarhan, each with over 30 years of experience in the power sector, and each having developed thousands of MW's of currently operating renewable energy projects. To date, SolarStone has developed and sold over 30 community solar projects totaling ~150 MW's that are currently under construction or in operation and continues expanding its activities into utility scale renewable energy projects.