Wm. Buck Johns

President

Mr. Johns founded the Newport Beach headquartered development organization, Inland Group, Inc. in 1986 and, subsequently, Inland Energy, Inc., for the purpose of concentrating on entitlement and development activities for real estate, infrastructure and energy related projects. In 1994, Inland Energy founded the High Desert Power Project and subsequently partnered with Baltimore Gas and Electric (later Constellation), the nation’s oldest utility, to develop the Project in Victorville. The California Energy Commission granted the construction and operation permit on May 3, 2000 and construction commenced in April 2001. In March of 2001, the California Department of Water Resources signed a 10 year contract for the facility’s output for $3.6 billion. In April, 2003 the plant came on line ahead of schedule and on budget.