Net-Zero Reshaping Grid Investment

Q1. Could you start by giving us a brief overview of your professional background, particularly focusing on your expertise in the industry?

I am the Utility of the Future Senior Lead for PSE&G, responsible for developing R&D initiatives and new, innovative/interactive business development proposals, in addition to technically supporting PSE&G’s Clean Energy Future and the State’s energy master plan and 100% clean energy by 2035. I am also an adjunct professor at Columbia University, Rutgers University, and NJIT, and a board member for several boards, including Rutgers & Pace University cybersecurity and the NJIT Industry Advisory Board. I am the CEO/Founder of Electric Bridge Consulting and 100% Energy Club. I am also the NJ IEEE emerging technology adviser. Previously, I was the 69 kV and distribution planning manager at PSE&G from 2014 until 2019. I served as substation planning manager and energy control center operator at ConEd, and as a distribution engineer at JCP&L and PEPCO. I am the IEEE Planet Positive Utility of the Future committee chair. I am the CEO and founder of Electric Bridge Consulting and 100% Energy Club. I have authored six published books and numerous professional engineering courses.

Q2. How is the rapid electrification of …