Kaitlin Butler

Kaitlin Butler serves as the primary procurement contact for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), playing a pivotal role in advancing the agency’s mission to accelerate the transition to a clean, equitable, and resilient energy future. In this capacity, she manages the acquisition of technical services and financial instruments that support energy efficiency, renewable energy deployment, and building decarbonization initiatives. Her work centers on securing expert consulting, market development services, and financial modeling support to enable strategic energy program implementation across New York State. She is the principal point of contact for solicitation development, vendor engagement, and contract administration for high-impact energy transition initiatives. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable in the procurement record, Butler engages with a broad spectrum of firms specializing in energy policy analysis, clean technology advisory services, and financial investment structuring. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for experienced consultants and technical service providers with demonstrated expertise in energy markets and regulatory frameworks. She fosters collaborative, performance-based vendor partnerships that emphasize innovation, data-driven outcomes, and alignment with state climate goals. Butler’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of procurements conducted under open competition. This reflects NYSERDA’s strategic focus on selecting the most technically qualified providers regardless of socioeconomic designation, while still maintaining compliance with federal and state procurement equity standards. There is no indication of targeted use of 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides in her current portfolio. Her primary procurement focus is under NAICS 523999, Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities, indicating a specialization in structuring and managing financial mechanisms that catalyze private investment in clean energy projects. She procures services related to energy finance modeling, green bond structuring, incentive program design, and capital deployment strategy—domains requiring deep expertise in both energy systems and financial instrumentation.