Love is Blind, PPA Tracking Shouldn’t Be

In today’s economic environment—marked by tighter sustainability budgets and greater commodity market volatility—clean energy buyers are under more pressure than ever to demonstrate the financial and operational performance of their virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs).

In this webinar, energy experts Shehzad Wadalawala and Sam Cotterall will explore how Verse’s Aria software platform helps buyers navigate these challenges by streamlining invoice validation, enabling real-time performance monitoring, and improving the forecasting (and re-forecasting) of financial outcomes.

Whether you’re managing an existing VPPA or planning your next one, you’ll leave with practical insights into how data transparency and automation can improve confidence and accountability in your clean energy portfolio.

Speakers

Shehzad Wadalawala

VP, Strategy | Verse

Shehzad is a wholesale energy market expert with 15+ years of experience developing and implementing strategies for buyers of electricity that balance forecasted cost, sustainability goals, financial risk, and operational efficiency. He was responsible for developing and implementing Google’s Energy Hedging Program and Risk Management Framework for its global energy portfolio of data centers and energy supply.

Shehzad has led and executed energy portfolio management and hedging programs for a range of organizations, including municipalities, educational institutions, utilities, and community choice aggregators. His background offers a holistic view of U.S. energy markets, combining utility experience (managing reliability and ensuring regulatory compliance with state- and ISO-level energy procurement rules) and advanced private-sector energy procurement.

Sam Cotterall

Director of Client Enablement

As Director of Client Enablement at Verse, Sam Cotterall acts as a cross-functional leader, blending deep product expertise with market knowledge to bridge product, sales, and customer success functions.

Sam joined Verse from Schneider Electric, where he was a manager on the Renewable Energy and Carbon Advisory consulting team. In that capacity, Sam partnered with Fortune 500 companies to design, implement, and optimize global renewable energy strategies. He led clients through complex decision-making processes with a specialization in renewable energy and tax credit procurement in North America.

Prior to Schneider, Sam worked at BloombergNEF to help investors, businesses, and policy makers navigate the energy transition through data and insights.