Robert Helton

Bob Helton is the Vice President of Government & Regulatory Affairs for Engie North America and has 30 years of experience in the electric industry. He is responsible for developing regulatory/market design policy in support of Engie retail/wholesale business development and market activities within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and the Southwest Power Pool (SPP). This includes extensive participation and advocacy in the Legislative, Independent System Operator stakeholder and Regulatory Commissions processes for the development and modification of the ERCOT retail and ERCOT/SPP wholesale market design and protocols.

He currently serves on the ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee, where he is a past Vice-Chair and Chair and the serves on the SPP Market Operations and Policy Committee. He is currently a member the Texas Energy Reliability Committee, Board of Directors of the Texas Solar Power Association and the Board of Directors of the Advanced Power Alliance He is a past member of the ERCOT Board of Directors and past President of the Competitive Power Advocates Legislative Lobbying Consortium.

Mr. Helton is a former elected official serving on the Water District Board as President and Councilman on the Village Council of Point Venture, TX.

Mr. Helton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in nuclear science from the University of Maryland at College Park.