The RDEG Team
RDEG’s team members are all natives of West Texas and are familiar with the issues that the development of wind energy and solar energy projects create for farmers, ranchers, and other rural landowners. They also recognize that the royalties from such projects can provide much needed income diversification for those involved in the agriculture industry and that the projects provide an increased tax base for rural counties.
Richard P. Walker – President, RD Energy Group, LLC
A pioneer in the development of wind energy in Texas, Mr. Walker’s career has included over twenty years working with major electric utility companies, twenty-five years in the field of renewable energy, teaching wind energy at Texas Tech University’s National Wind Institute, and operating his own consulting practice for several years. He has been involved in the development of over a dozen wind energy projects currently in operation, as well as a solar energy research facility, and has served on the Board of Directors for many organizations including the American Wind Energy Association, the Texas Renewable Energy Industry Alliance, the Solar Electric Power Association, and the Utility Wind Interest Group.
Education:
- PhD, Wind Science & Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
- M.B.A., Finance, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
- B.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Darrell W. Moore – Vice President, RD Energy Group, LLC
An attorney licensed to practice in Texas and Oklahoma, and Managing Partner of Wagstaff LLP in Abilene, Texas; Mr. Moore’s career has included over thirty years of experience representing electric utility companies, independent power producers, and related businesses. Such representation has encompassed regulatory, real estate, engineering, procurement, construction, energy sales, interconnection and acquisition aspects of electric power plants, both domestically and internationally, as well as assisting his clients in the acquisition of the necessary easement, right-of-way, and fee interests for more than fifteen hundred miles of electric distribution and transmission lines and associated facilities. Mr. Moore also represents many business and individual clients in banking, real estate, business formation, commercial transactions, purchase and sale, and liability matters.
Education:
- J.D., Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
- B.S., Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas (Magna Cum Laude)
Jonathan S. Moore – Attorney, RD Energy Group, LLC
An attorney licensed to practice in Texas and California, and an Associate at Wagstaff LLP in Abilene, Texas. Mr. Moore’s practice is primarily focused on the acquisition of the necessary easement, right of way, and fee interests for electric distribution and transmission lines and associated facilities. Mr. Moore’s family has been involved in farming and ranching for decades.
Education:
- J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, CA (Cum Laude)
- B.F.A., Baylor University, Waco, Texas (Cum Laude)