Program Advisory Committee

The program advisory committee helps SEPA develop compelling in-person event content that advances carbon reduction efforts, increases utility engagement, and contributes to SEPA efforts addressing regulatory and business model innovation, electrification, and grid integration.

Program Advisory Council

Alaric Babej

Principal, Customer Energy Solutions, PNM

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Alaric Babej

Alaric J. Babej is the Principal of Customer Energy Solutions at the Public Service Company of New Mexico, where he oversees utility programs focused on electrification, energy efficiency, and renewable energy to help customers achieve their sustainability goals. At PNM, Mr. Babej designed and launched an online interconnection process that reduced the time required to evaluate customer solar applications by 80%. He also designed and launched PNM’s inaugural Transportation Electrification Program and company initiatives to accelerate electric vehicle adoption and infrastructure deployment in New Mexico.

Mr. Babej earned a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington and an MBA from the Anderson School at the University of New Mexico. When not thinking about the best classic car to convert to an EV, Mr. Babej continuously proves that lack of natural talent is no reason to give up playing hockey.

Andrew Belden

Vice President, Solar Programs, Eversource Energy

Ashley Dickens

Senior Program Manager, Innovation, Tennessee Valley Authority

Bobuchi Ken-Opurum

PhD, Director of Research, Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute

Dan Ernstmann

Senior Consultant, Power Grid Advisory Services, Burns & McDonnell

Dillon Gooch

Director of Business Development, Shell New Energy

Emilie Bolduc

VP, New York Energy Manager, New York Power Authority

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Emilie Bolduc

Emilie Bolduc is the Vice President of the New York Energy Manager for the New York Power Authority. She is responsible for leading the development and implementation of the New York Energy Manager (NYEM), a digital energy management advisory service. NYEM gathers, stores, and presents compelling views of public building energy data on the web, allowing government facility managers across New York State to improve energy performance and manage utility costs in rapid ways not previously available. NYEM enables portfolio level energy performance benchmarking; virtual energy audits; prescriptive analytics; improved operations management; and supports measurement and verification of the impacts of solutions, programs, and projects in support of further investment in clean energy. Emilie is currently pursuing an MBA in Sustainability from Bard. She earned her Bachelor’s from Vassar and is a Certified Energy Manager through the Association of Energy Engineers.

Emily Lemei

Customer Programs Manager & Regulatory Affairs, Northern California Association of Public Power

Erin Miller

Director of Energy Policy and Sustainability, AMP

Gretchen Dolson

National Director Non-Hydro Renewables Practice Group, HDR

Hannah Bascom

Chief Market Innovation Officer, Uplight

Jay Dauenhauer

Host, EnergyCast

Jenell McKay

Advanced Clean Energy Policy & Strategy Manager, SDG&E

Josh Gould

Director of Innovation, Duquesne Light

Julian Sculley

Distribution Planning & Operations, Hawaiian Electric HECO

Katie Gallinger

Expert Product Manager, Distributed Generation, Pacific Gas & Electric

Lon Huber

SVP, Pricing & Customer Solutions, Duke Energy Corporation

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Lon Huber

Lon Huber serves as senior vice president of pricing and customer solutions for Duke Energy. In this role, he oversees the development and implementation of innovative products and services which includes everything from rate design to demand side management and transportation electrification.

Prior to Duke, Lon worked for state utility commissions, clean technology companies and consumer advocates across the country. Lon has received numerous awards for his creative solutions to the electricity industry’s most pressing issues, including awards from Public Utilities Fortnightly, the top honor from the Energy Storage Association as well as Utility Dive’s Innovator of the Year award.

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Peter Muhoro, PHD

Chief Strategy, Technology & Innovation Officer, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, Chair

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Peter Muhoro, PHD

Chair

Dr. Peter Muhoro is the Chief Strategy, Technology & Innovation Officer for REC and the Vice President
and General Manager of RE Communications, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Cooperative. Peter is
responsible for developing and monitoring long-term strategies related to the Cooperative’s technology
systems, new service offerings to the membership and business planning. Strategies developed under
his leadership will include a technology strategy that addresses not only the Cooperative’s needs of
today, but more importantly, the information, distributed generation, clean energy, emerging
technologies and advanced electrification needs of tomorrow.

Peter is an accomplished electric utility executive with over 15 years of experience in the energy
industry. In his most recent role as Vice President of Strategic Industry Research and Analysis at National
Rural Utilities Finance Corporation (CFC), Peter led research activities, provided strategic leadership, and
consulted with electric cooperative leadership and board members on trends, technologies and the
future of electric cooperatives.

Over the course of his career, Peter held several positions working for, and with electric cooperatives.
He served as the Chief Strategy Officer at Pedernales Electric Cooperative, the largest distribution
electric cooperative in the U.S. Prior to that he was an Advisor at the Cooperative Research Network, the
technology research arm of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. He has previously
launched several small businesses focused on energy analysis, bottom of the pyramid issues and poverty
reduction through efficient electrification. He serves on the board of the Smart Electric Power Alliance,
as well as other advisory committees. He is a sought-after speaker both nationally and internationally.
Peter holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mathematics from Hampton University, a Master of
Science and Ph.D. in Applied Physics from the University of Michigan.

REC provides electric service to over 170,000 connections in parts of 22 Virginia counties. With its
general office in Fredericksburg, Va., the Cooperative operates and maintains more than 17,000 miles of
power lines through its service area, which ranges from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the tidal waters of
the Chesapeake Bay. For more information about REC, please visit www.myrec.coop. Follow REC on
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Quinn Parker

Founder & CEO, Encolor, Board Member, AESP

Rob Threlkeld

Senior Manager – Power and Utility Strategy, General Motors

Skip Dise

Director, Product Development, AES Corporation

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Skip Dise

Skip leads the team of product managers to pursue solutions for some of Clean Power Research Customers’ toughest challenges. In this role, Skip focuses on defining a strategic business path for our SaaS products and providing superb customer support, while leveraging what makes our software vital.

Skip has spent his career finding ways to make renewable and environmental solutions economically attractive to the energy industry. Starting his career at Soane Energy, Skip developed environmental remediation technologies for large oil and gas producers. Upon joining Clean Power Research in 2012, Skip lead product management for the company’s nascent SolarAnywhere® product, growing the business over several years from a single, data-oriented product to a family of irradiance data and intelligence solutions, includingFleetView®andSystemCheck®.

Skip holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California San Diego.

Stephanie Ross

Grid Strategist, Green Mountain Power

Stephen Wemple

General Manager of Con Edison’s Utility of the Future Team

Sydnie Lieb

Energy & Environmental Policy Manager, Xcel Energy

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