Meridian Clean Energy

Meridian Clean Energy is an Oakland, California-based clean energy company founded in 2020 by John Woolard (CEO) and Peter Liu (co-founder), two energy veterans with over 30 years of combined experience in the clean power sector. The company owns and transforms existing power generation assets to provide the flexibility and reliability needed to support a fully decarbonized electrical grid, targeting 24/7 clean energy delivery. John Woolard previously served as VP of Energy at Google (Alphabet), and as President and CEO of BrightSource Energy, while Peter Liu co-founded Clean Energy Advantage Partners and New Resource Bank, the first green commercial bank in the US. Meridian is backed by Prelude Ventures and focuses on utility-scale decarbonized power generation. The company's strategy centers on repowering and transforming existing generation assets rather than greenfield development, enabling faster deployment of clean, dispatchable power at scale.