Swift Current Energy names Scott Koziar Chief Development Officer to lead utility-scale clean energy portfolio expansion
Swift Current Energy announced on October 19, 2026, that Scott Koziar has joined the company as Chief Development Officer and a member of its executive management team. Based across Houston and Boston, the clean energy developer focuses on utility-scale solar, wind, and energy storage projects throughout North America.
Koziar steps into the role as Swift Current looks to scale its portfolio to meet rising U.S. electricity demand — bringing more than 20 years of power sector experience to one of the company’s most central functions.
Swift Current names Koziar to lead development organization
Koziar’s appointment puts him at the center of Swift Current’s core business. He’ll lead the development organization across its full portfolio of utility-scale solar, wind, and energy storage projects.
“The power market is changing quickly, demand is accelerating, and customers need solutions at a scale we haven’t seen in decades,” Arndt said.
The timing reflects broader forces reshaping U.S. energy markets. Data centers, advanced manufacturing facilities, and large industrial operations are driving a surge in electricity demand — creating real pressure on developers to move faster and build more. Swift Current, headquartered across Houston and Boston, is positioning itself to meet that moment head-on.
Koziar brings two decades of power sector development experience
Koziar isn’t new to this kind of work. He comes to Swift Current from Apex Clean Energy, where he also held the title of Chief Development Officer — overseeing a pipeline of 63 GW of utility-scale wind, solar, and battery storage projects. During his time there, 12 GW of projects moved into construction or operation. That’s a concrete measure of how much development activity he actually pushed across the finish line.
Moving complex, capital-intensive projects from concept to reality is exactly what Swift Current needs as it looks to grow.
Koziar pointed to the company’s culture as part of what drew him in. “What attracted me to the company was its relationship-driven culture and its track record of taking on ambitious, complex projects,” he said in the announcement. He added that accelerating electricity demand is reshaping the opportunity for new energy development across the country, and that he’s excited to help move the next generation of projects forward.
Appointment responds to accelerating U.S. power demand and portfolio growth
CEO Michael Arndt framed the hire directly around market conditions. “The power market is changing quickly, demand is accelerating, and customers need solutions at a scale we haven’t seen in decades,” Arndt said.
That context matters. Utility-scale clean energy development is no longer just a long-term infrastructure story — it’s responding to near-term demand signals from some of the largest electricity consumers in the country. Arndt described Koziar as someone who knows how to build teams and move complex projects from concept to operation, calling that experience “especially valuable today.”
The appointment also reshapes Swift Current’s internal leadership. Rick Miller, who’s been serving as Interim Chief Development Officer since August, will stay with the company in a new role — Senior Vice President of Development — working closely alongside Koziar. It’s a continuity move that keeps institutional knowledge in place while adding senior capacity at the top.
Swift Current’s current portfolio and ownership structure
Swift Current has been building its foundation since 2016. In roughly a decade, the company has commercialized 5 GW of clean energy projects across North America — significant output for a developer operating in a competitive, capital-intensive space.
Today, Swift Current owns and operates more than 1 GW of projects. That owner-operator model gives the company a direct stake in long-term project performance rather than simply building and selling. The development pipeline tells an even bigger story: more than 10 GW currently in development. Managing a pipeline at that scale requires experienced leadership with a proven ability to prioritize, sequence, and execute across a large, complex portfolio.
On the ownership side, Swift Current is majority-owned by funds managed by IFM Investors and Lookout Ridge Energy Partners — institutional backers that support the kind of long-duration capital commitments utility-scale energy development requires.
What the hire signals for Swift Current’s next chapter
The direction is clear. Swift Current has built a substantial portfolio, secured institutional backing, and is now adding senior development leadership with a track record at the 63 GW scale. Koziar’s appointment reflects the company’s intent to move faster and grow larger as U.S. electricity demand keeps climbing.
Swift Current Energy develops, commercializes, owns, and operates utility-scale solar, wind, and energy storage projects. That full-stack model — spanning early-stage development through long-term ownership — gives it multiple points of exposure to a power market expanding in ways not seen in decades, as Arndt noted.
With Koziar now in place as Chief Development Officer and Miller continuing as Senior Vice President of Development, Swift Current enters its next phase with a development team built for scale. The real question going forward is how quickly that 10 GW pipeline translates into projects under construction — and eventually, into operation.
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