Doug Lewin
Doug Lewin authors the Texas Energy and Power Newsletter and hosts the Energy Capital Podcast. He is a nationally recognized energy expert, particularly in the electric grid, renewable energy, energy efficiency, demand response, utility regulation, and pollution reduction. Lewin founded Stoic Energy, a Texas consulting firm specializing in grid and energy issues, in 2018. Previously, […]
Uday Varadarajan
Uday is a Senior Principal in the Carbon-Free Electricity Practice at RMI where he applies cutting edge data and analytics to develop new approaches to achieve an affordable and fair transition to zero-carbon energy system. His team’s work helped catalyze the development and passage in the Inflation Reduction Act of a $250 billion Energy Infrastructure […]
Maria Robinson
Maria Duaime Robinson is the President and CEO of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), a 40-year old organization focused on building the foundation for rapid adoption of clean energy and energy efficiency to benefit people, the economy, and our planet. She served as the inaugural Director of the Grid Deployment Office, a new organization […]
Jan Rippingale
Jan is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Blu Banyan, a NetSuite Solution Provider and SuiteApp Developer focused on software specifically optimized for solar installers to enable the efficiencies necessary to reduce soft costs. Jan has more than 10 years of experience in the solar industry and more than 20 years of experience in […]
Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis is a seasoned engineering leader with a passion for climate-focused innovation. As Director of Engineering at Synop, he oversees the company’s entire engineering operations, driving the development of advanced software solutions for EV fleet and energy management. Tyler’s career spans roles at multiple startups and nearly five years as the Principal Software Engineer […]
Tyler Norris
Tyler H. Norris is a James B. Duke Fellow at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment, where his PhD research focuses on electric power systems. He was previously VP of development at Cypress Creek Renewables, director at S&P Global Platts, and special advisor for tech-to-market at the U.S. Department of Energy. In 2024, he […]
Neil Maguire
Neil Maguire leads Scale Microgrids technology development and techno-economic modeling teams. Neil previously served as the CTO of Schneider Electric’s Prosumer business and co-founder and CTO of Clipsal Solar, a Schneider Electric-funded venture specializing in home energy management solutions. At Scale, Neil’s organization develops microgrid controls and cloud software to integrate and optimize the performance […]
Gabriela Olmedo
Gabriela is a Regulatory Affairs Specialist at EnergyHub, where she manages policy engagement for the Western and Southern United States. This includes engaging in issues of demand-side management princples, Virtual Power Plants, and EVs as a grid resource. Gabriela holds a B.S. in Society and Environment from the University of California, Berkeley.
John Gardner
John Gardner is a highly successful professional in the electric distribution power industry. With over a decade at Xcel Energy, John currently serves as a Senior Project Manager (PMIII) for DER Integration, overseeing large DER projects, leading regulatory interconnection efforts, and managing customer-facing scoping meetings. Previously, as a Senior Engineer and Manager of Distribution Design, […]
John Warner
Dr John Warner is a well-recognized figure in the battery industry. He is an authority on EV batteries, an experienced sales, business development, strategic marketing, and product management executive with more than 35 years of combined automotive and battery industry experience and author of three successful books on EV batteries. Today he serves as one […]
Jay Johnson
Jay Johnson is the Chief Technology Officer at DER Security Corp, a startup company focused on Distributed Energy Resource (DER) communications, power operations, and security. Jay’s team is building cybersecurity protection, detection, and response technologies for EV chargers, renewable energy installations, and energy storage systems. Previously, Jay was a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at […]
Vish Ganti
Vish is a seasoned technical product leader with over a decade long experience building Virtual Power Plants across North America. He also serves on the Board of Directors of SunSpec Alliance and OrangeButton Alliance.