John Lupo Biography

Prior to forming Albright LLC in 2021 John Lupo was Director of Xcel Energy’s Siting & Land Rights department, a team of over 50 land agents, environmental planners and GIS analysts. In this role he oversaw strategic planning, GIS, permitting and land rights acquisition efforts for electric and gas transmission infrastructure, as well as wind and solar farms in Colorado, Texas, and New Mexico.
Previously, with Xcel Energy’s Resource Planning & Acquisition group, John contributed to the preparation of Integrated Resource Plans for Public Service Company of Colorado and Northern States Power Company (NSP). In this role he acted as project manager for several competitive resource solicitations to acquire new conventional and renewable energy and capacity. He was also director of Xcel Energy’s Renewable Development Fund, an NSP program.
Before joining Xcel Energy, John was a senior associate with Hammer, Siler, George Associates, a national economic and real estate development consultancy. He also practiced landscape architecture and land use planning with the Winter Park ski area and Gage Davis Associates. John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Landscape Architecture from Penn State University and a Master of Urban & Regional Planning degree from the University of Colorado. He has sponsored written and oral testimony before Colorado and Minnesota regulatory agencies, as well as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy.
In his free time, John enjoys spending time with his wife and daughters, traveling, tennis, skiing, hiking, landscaping and just hanging out.