Message from Our President

Our Vision in Action

I joined Pattern because the company has – many times over its fifteen-year history – delivered projects that address some of the most complex challenges in the energy transition.

As I reflect on my first year with the company, I want to share some insights on how we put our vision to Power the Future into action, a direct result of our operational focus and the collective efforts of our dedicated team.

Improving our operational efficiency was a top priority in my first year and an example of our Excel in Execution pillar. Our Field Operations saw considerable growth in 2023 as we transitioned seven wind power sites to “self-perform,” where Pattern employs the turbine technicians instead of contracting with a third party. 

We grew our self-perform capacity by 20% and hired 50 wind turbine technicians, who completed our new customized field operations onboarding program. Increasing our self-perform capabilities helps us to optimize our resource allocation, reduce downtime, and improve maintenance schedules.

We are pleased that even with the increase in our wind technicians, we had zero reportable employee injuries, and we performed better than our corporate safety goal for Pattern, our affiliates, and contractors combined. When it comes to safety, we strive for continuous improvement and are evolving our approach to account for psychological safety. We’re also creating performance metrics to measure the presence of safety rather than the absence of it. 

Pattern completed construction on our first utility-scale wind power project in Alberta, Canada, making Lanfine Wind our eleventh project brought to operation in the country. The 151 MW wind facility utilizes the largest turbine in our fleet at 4.3 MW and supports the local region through the Lanfine Wind Community Benefits Program.

All of our employees across the company, whether they work in an office or climb towers, seek to Excel in Execution. Each of us is transforming the way we work by utilizing new technologies. We are investing in the evolution of our internal processes to drive greater organizational effectiveness and support our ambitious goals.

Business transformation initiatives are unlocking scale and productivity while improving our agility through a connected and automated enterprise, enhancing data-driven decision-making, and maximizing the productivity of our talented employees. 

Advancing Together with our communities, employees, and as a company is a crucial driver of Pattern’s success. I am proud of our engaged workforce and high participation and retention rates. 

Employees launched our newest Affinity Network on Veteran’s Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day in Canada: Veterans in Renewables (ViR). ViR’s mission is to support Veterans at the company through leadership and mentorship opportunities and recruit more Veterans to join us. ViR and our other six Affinity Networks help build meaningful connections and foster belonging at Pattern.

Our distributed energy affiliates – Solect Energy and Dynamic Energy – also had an impressive year. Both executed strategic growth plans into new markets and completed milestone projects in Connecticut, capitalizing on new state programs there. 

Solect initiated a strategic growth plan to expand its service area to include other New England states, plus New York and New Jersey. Dynamic also strategically expanded into 15 states, building on their accomplishments in their home state of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic.

Pattern will continue to optimize our operations and invest in our people and technologies to advance together as we Power the Future. By doing so, we are not only preparing for the next five years, we are actively shaping them.