Christine Mikell moved to Cottonwood Heights 13 years ago with a desire to impact her community and to recreate in the Cottonwood Canyons. A CEO, wife, and mother to three children who attend local dual immersion public schools, Christine and her husband, Jeff, choose to call Cottonwood Heights home because of its magnificent quality of life and proximity to unrivaled pubic lands. Christine gradu
ated from Vanderbilt University, where she played and was capitan of its women’s soccer team. After three years of teaching in Thailand and in Mt Pleasant Utah, Christine completed an MBA from the University of Utah and decided to forge an entrepreneurial path. In 2004, she joined Wasatch Wind as a project manager, eventually taking over the role of CEO. In 2015 she founded her own company, Enyo Renewable Energy, a wind and solar company that develops utility-scale energy projects throughout the Intermountain West. During her tenure at Wasatch Wind, Christine successfully developed the first wind farm in the state of Utah with enough energy output to power the city of Spanish Fork. Under Christine’s leadership, the Spanish Fork Wind Park, a project that began with controversy and apprehension, ended up as a highly successful collaboration between residents, business leaders, and city officials. Christine was effectively able to bring together diverse interest groups with concerns ranging from environmental and aesthetic impacts to costs and concerns about reduced property values. She worked with the Mayor of Spanish Fork to negotiate responsible solutions for a win-win project that was on the cutting edge of energy development. The Spanish Fork Wind Park created local jobs and continues to provide a sustainable energy future to generate revenue for private landowners and the city. By 2015, Christine had developed two of Utah’s three utility-scale wind farms, and a wind project in Wyoming. All the energy generated from her Utah projects goes only to Utah customers. Prior to her work as a wind developer, Christine was an Energy Engineer for the Department of Natural Resources. In 2002, air quality issues plaguing the Salt Lake Valley drove Christine to lead and manage the first renewable energy program for the state of Utah. She also established the first Utah Wind and Solar Conference and worked with state lawmakers to promote clean air policies through renewable energy legislation. Christine has spent countless hours educating and negotiating with state and local legislators on issues relating to land development, utility rates, environmental impacts and the cost effectiveness of renewable energy. For the past 10 years she has advocated for Utah to be a future leader in affordable, clean energy and was a founding board member of Utah Clean Energy. As a developer, mother of three, and resident of Cottonwood Heights, Christine has experience on both sides of city council negotiations. Christine and her husband, Jeff — a project manager for W.W. Clyde construction company — enjoy mountain biking, hiking, skiing and all-around healthy family living in their beautiful city. She is committed to the Cottonwood Heights as a great place to raise a family and do business, and is working to ensure its future success.
