# Kevin Orchard

> Kevin Orchard is CEO of Pine Creek RNG, a St. Petersburg-based developer, owner, and operator of renewable natural gas facilities in the United States. His earlier career includes solar development at Brightridge Solar, Sunpin Solar, and Citizens Energy Corporation, and founding Novera Energy. As Pine Creek’s vice president of development, he spoke publicly about utility offtake agreements with Avista; as CEO, he announced the company’s 2026 partnership with Constellation.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Pine Creek RNG
- **Organizations:** Pine Creek RNG, Pine Creek, Novera Energy, LLC, Citizens Energy Corporation, Sunpin Solar, LLC, Brightridge Solar
- **Education:** Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, Western New England University
- **Known for:** Founded Novera Energy, LLC., Represented Pine Creek publicly in its expanding RNG offtake relationship with Avista, which reached four contracts in January 2024., As CEO, announced the 2026 Constellation partnership covering minority equity in five operating RNG facilities and a framework for additional production.

## Career timeline

- **2011-2013** — Associate at Brightridge Solar.
- **2013-2014** — Vice President at Sunpin Solar, LLC.
- **2015-2017** — Manager of Solar Development at Citizens Energy Corporation.
- **2017-2021** — Founder of Novera Energy, LLC.
- **2018** — New Jersey BPU addressed Novera Energy’s energy-agent and energy-consultant registration approval to Orchard on July 25.
- **2021** — Joined Pine Creek in RNG development; public professional directories list March 2021.
- **2023-2024** — Identified as Pine Creek’s vice president of development in Avista RNG contract announcements.
- **2026** — Identified as CEO in the May 14 Constellation minority-equity agreement announcement; appointment date is not established.

## Achievements

- Founded Novera Energy, LLC.
- Represented Pine Creek publicly in its expanding RNG offtake relationship with Avista, which reached four contracts in January 2024.
- As CEO, announced the 2026 Constellation partnership covering minority equity in five operating RNG facilities and a framework for additional production.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Pine Creek RNG and Constellation announced an agreement for minority equity in five operating facilities producing approximately 1.5 million MMBtu annually, with a framework to develop approximately 3 million MMBtu annually of additional production.
- **2026-06** — Husch Blackwell announced its representation of Pine Creek in the minority-equity transaction and published Orchard’s comments thanking its legal team.

## Links

- Website: https://pinecreek.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinorchard-erp

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Last updated: 2026-10-09