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Christopher Dancy

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At a glance

Full Name
Christopher Dancy
Title
Senior Manager of Development
Firm
Balanced Rock Power
Firm Type
Renewable energy developer
Investment Stage
Utility-scale solar and battery energy storage project development; greenfield development and accretive acquisitions
Target Company Profile
Utility-scale solar, standalone battery storage, and solar-plus-storage energy infrastructure projects
Sector Focus
Renewable power generation, battery energy storage systems, renewable diesel / low-carbon fuels
Geographic Focus
Western United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Background

Christopher Dancy is listed by Balanced Rock Power as a Senior Manager of Development. Balanced Rock Power describes itself as a developer of solar and energy storage facilities, with a focus on large utility-scale solar and battery energy storage assets through greenfield development and accretive acquisitions.

Before Balanced Rock Power, public profile data shows Dancy worked at NV Energy as a Senior Project Manager from February 2023 to June 2024. His LinkedIn profile summary states his current focus is “expanding renewable power generation and storage in Nevada.”

Dancy previously spent approximately 2014 to 2023 at Ryze Renewables, where public sources list him as Senior Vice President and, in EPA fuel-registration records, as an analyst contact for Ryze Renewable Las Vegas, LLC and Ryze Renewable Reno, LLC. In 2018, he was the Ryze Renewables contact on the Phillips 66 announcement that Ryze was building two Nevada renewable diesel plants under a long-term supply and offtake agreement with Phillips 66.

Earlier public profile data lists Dancy as an Investment Banking Analyst / Associate at Culver Pacific Capital Partners from 2013 to 2014, a Fall Energy Hedge Fund Analyst at LS Power, and Co-Founder / Owner of Favor from 2011 to 2018. Third-party profile data reports that he earned a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College.

Investment Thesis & Focus

  • Dancy’s publicly stated current focus is “expanding renewable power generation and storage in Nevada.”
  • Balanced Rock Power focuses on utility-scale solar and battery energy storage assets, using both greenfield development and accretive acquisitions.
  • The firm says its project pipeline is geographically focused in the Western United States, where the team has local experience and a professional network.
  • Balanced Rock Power states that it is technology-agnostic and assesses each project’s needs to identify optimal equipment and design.
  • The firm’s development process emphasizes interconnection viability, landowner engagement, permitting, approvals, financing, construction, and long-term operation.
  • I found no public evidence that Dancy is currently an angel investor writing seed-stage checks; the available public record points to renewable energy project development and energy-infrastructure transactions.

Notable Investments

  • Ryze Renewables / Phillips 66 renewable diesel plants: In 2018, Ryze Renewables announced two Nevada renewable diesel facilities expected to produce a combined 11,000 barrels per day, with Phillips 66 supplying feedstock and taking 100% of the renewable product under a long-term agreement.
  • Ryze Renewable Las Vegas, LLC and Ryze Renewable Reno, LLC: EPA fuel-registration records list Chris Dancy as analyst contact for both renewable diesel registrations.
  • Balanced Rock Power / GridStor Texas BESS sale: In February 2025, GridStor announced the acquisition of a 150 MW / 300 MWh battery energy storage project in Hidalgo County, Texas from Balanced Rock Power.
  • Balanced Rock Power project-sale momentum: In June 2025, Balanced Rock Power announced the sale of the 150 MW Two Brothers BESS project and additional sales totaling 2,625 MW of solar and BESS projects in Arizona, California, and Texas across 2024 and 2025.

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