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It Starts With Passion For Energy Efficiency
Seinergy is building a Virtual Power Plant. By helping business use less energy, we are displacing the need to build new resources. Our goal is to match the energy output from the Waukegan, IL coal power plant, near where Seinergy founder, Bob Gunn, grew up. We’re 37% of the way there - with 486-million annual kWh saved so far – the equivalent of removing 17,000 US homes from the electric grid.
Doubling Down
Seinergy donates 1% of our top-line revenue to non-profits that support resource efficiency, ecological repair & preservation, and access to the outdoors. In addition, we make monthly contributions to the Last Prisoner Project. As our company grows so do our contributions. 1% For The Planet certifies our annual giving, ensuring we put our money where our mouths are.
Meet the Team
Seinergy culture embraces entrepreneurship and creativity as well as hustle and grit. We are a small business; we value innovation, calculated risks, flipping mental models upside down, sustainable business practices, and a work-life balance. For our clients, this means we go to bat for you, hopefully delivering you results you didn't know were possible.
Bob Gunn, Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Bob founded Seinergy to explore new market opportunities and challenge outdated utility models. As the cannabis industry emerged, he recognized the potential to bridge growers with utilities—helping utilities deploy custom energy grants in a fast-evolving sector. Under his leadership, Seinergy became a first mover in the space and one of the few companies built on a foundation of energy expertise—not on selling grow lights.
Prior to Seinergy, Bob served as an economist and energy efficiency planner at Snohomish Public Utility District. He holds an MBA from Bainbridge Graduate Institute (now Presidio Graduate School) and a BA in Economics from Colorado College. Bob is also a Certified Energy Manager through the Association of Energy Engineers.
An analyst at heart, Bob brings a deep-rooted understanding of the electric utility industry and a passion for numbers, spreadsheets, and energy efficiency. Outside of work, he enjoys tinkering and adventuring in the mountains, on the water, or on a bike with his kids.
Ian Knisely, MEM, Energy Savings Division Lead
Ian Knisely is passionate about cannabis and corporate sustainability. At Seinergy, he helps cannabis growers and utility providers implement energy-efficient and environmentally responsible growing solutions. He connects deeply with the cannabis industry through multiple lenses: as an educated consumer, as a sustainability professional, and as the founder of East Rock Apiary—a backyard beekeeping business in New Haven, Connecticut that blends his knowledge of cannabis and pollinators.
Prior to joining Seinergy, Ian was part of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) team at Curaleaf, one of the country’s largest multi-state operators. There, he worked to advance Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals across dozens of cultivation sites and more than 150 retail locations nationwide.
Ian holds a Master of Environmental Management with a concentration in Business & Environment from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. Outside of work, he enjoys photography, fly fishing, and rooting for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Emi Gunn, MBA, Co-Founder & Director of Operations
Emi Gunn is a co-founder of Seinergy and brings a diverse background in nonprofit program management, events, outreach, communications, database systems, and financial coordination. She thrives in the variety and pace of small business operations and enjoys applying her skills in the private sector to help grow mission-driven organizations.
Emi holds an MBA in Sustainable Business with a focus on Community Economic Development, along with a BA in Environmental Education from Huxley College. Her work is grounded in systems thinking and a deep commitment to environmental and community resilience.
Outside of work, Emi believes the weather is never a reason to stay indoors. She prioritizes outdoor adventures and regular time in nature—often accompanied by her two kids and her analyst husband.
Michiel Zuidweg, MS, Microgrid Designer & Advising Consultant
Michiel Zuidweg brings over 20 years of experience in commercial and utility-scale solar and microgrid design and construction. He is NABCEP Certified and supports Seinergy as a consulting engineer, offering deep technical expertise in resilient energy systems. Michiel has worked on projects across the U.S. and internationally, including two microgrid installations in Puerto Rico, and serves on the technical advisory committee for the Honnold Foundation.
He holds a master’s degree in Physics from the University of Washington and a bachelor’s in Physics from Colorado College. An avid outdoor enthusiast and climbing gym owner, Michiel brings the same focus and passion to energy design that he does to the mountains—building solutions that are sustainable, precise, and rooted in community.
