Profile Review -- 700 GMAT/2.7 GPA/Renewable Energy

Hi everyone! I'm at the beginning of pursuing my MBA journey, and am hoping to get some second opinions on what schools I have a shot at. I'm currently 24 with a little over two years of experience, hoping to apply next Fall for Fall of 2022 matriculation. Here's a bit about my background:

Demographics: White, male, American, 26 years old at matriculation.

Undergrad Education: Top 30 Liberal Arts school majoring in Environmental Studies. 2.7 GPA.

Post-Grad Additional Education: NABCEP PV Associate (certification relevent in the solar industry, requires a passing score via examination), Energy Innovation and Emergining Technologies Certificate via Stanford online, Tableau Certification, and a few DataCamp courses on R. Not sure if the last two are relevant for MBA apps.

GMAT: 700: 47Q/39V/8IR.

Work Experience: Fours years (at matriculation) working at a fintech solar company. Within my first year, I was named employee of the month and given a promotion (currently working as a business analyst) and have developed some reputable experience since then working with our senior executives. Some of my bigger achievements include designing a new loan amortization model projected to save my company up to 1.5 mil in yearly revenue, and pioneering the usage of regression analyses at my company via an analysis of past loan performance. I also think I should be able to achieve another promotion by the time I apply next fall. I have a very solid reputation within this company, and I know for a fact that I'd be able to get a glowing letter of rec from my manager.

Extra Curriculars: In undergrad I was captain of the rowing team for 2 years, and achieved a few personal accolades my senior year (all conference, team MVP). In my workplace, I was a founding member of our committee on diversity and inclusion. I also currently volunteer with an organization that helps encourage likely environmentalists to register to vote.

Post-MBA goals: I'm interested working in energy finance specifically for renewables. I think I'd prefer to work for an energy developer or power company, but I'd also be interested in working for a private investor of renewable energy. Hoping that my quant based work experience lends well to these career paths. What's most important for me with my career is that I feel like I'm helping further the goal of reaching a decarbonized economy.

Schools of Interest: Reach: Duke MBA/MEM, UNC MBA/MEM (not totally sold on the MBA/MEM but I think I'll likely just apply to both programs and see what happens), Cornell Johnson, Carnegie Mellon Tepper. Target: BU Questrom, Georgetown. Realistically, I don't think I'll apply to all of these schools, but they're all on my list as of now. Would love to hear opinions on whether or not some of these schools are worth my time, or if there are any schools that would be worth adding to my list given my interests! Haven't looked much at Europe, but I would consider it if the fit was right.

So I realize that the big downer of my profile is my GPA, and that it will certainly hold me back in the admissions process. I think I plan to address this in an optional essay, and talk about how I wasn't able to balance my extra curriculars (rowing and a few part time internships/jobs) with my schoolwork, but that I feel like I got a lot out of my extra curriculars. Happy to hear thoughts on whether that sounds like a worthwhile path and any other advice on combating a below average GPA in the admissions process. But overall, I'm hoping that my GMAT score, post grad coursework, and achievements via my work experience help to speak to my growth after undergrad.

Anyway, thanks so much for reading all of this and looking forward to responses!