• Public Utilities Engineer-III at the North Carolina Utilities Commission

  • Adjunct Lecturer at UNC Chapel Hill (Environment, Ecology and Energy Program)

  • Instructor for ENEC490.006: Fundamentals of the US Electricity System: Technology, Regulation, & Decarbonization

  • Ph.D., North Carolina State University (NCSU)

  • Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

  • Advisor: Dr. Jeremiah. X Johnson

  • Aug.2018 - May 2023




I currently work as a Public Utilities Engineer at the NCUC: Operations Division, where I provide technical expertise on all matters before the Commission, especially focusing on matters with respect to matters with respect to electric utility regulation. I am also an Adjunct Lecturer at UNC Chapel Hill’s E3P program.

I completed my Ph.D. at the NCSU in May 2023. My work broadly focused on enhancing grid flexibility by efficiently utilizing distributed energy resources on the power systems of the United States and India. Specifically, I explored the interactions between demand response and energy efficiency in commercial buildings. I also lead a binational project that investigates the farm-level impacts of a wide-scale deployment of solar water pumps in India and considers future scenarios where the pumps could be used as a flexible grid resource.

I was the co-founder of the Student Energy Club at NCSU. Prior to NCSU, I received an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan, where I conducted research with Drs. Johanna Mathieu and Ian Hiskens at the Michigan Power and Energy Laboratory. I completed my B.E. in Electrical Engineering from PES University, Bangalore.

(This website is my personal website and does not reflect any views of the NCUC)

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Introduced by NCUC Operations Director Freda Hilburn at the North Carolina Utilities Commission Staff Conference (May 27th, 2023)

Introduced by NCUC Operations Director Freda Hilburn at the North Carolina Utilities Commission Staff Conference (May 27th, 2023)

New publication on solar water pumps in India in Environmental Science & Technology.

New publication on solar water pumps in India in Environmental Science & Technology.

I spent one year at the North Carolina State Energy Office as an NC STEM Policy Fellow. I got to work on several projects, including setting up an energy efficiency program for rural wastewater treatment plants, IIJA grants, and lots more. A great gr

I spent one year at the North Carolina State Energy Office as an NC STEM Policy Fellow. I got to work on several projects, including setting up an energy efficiency program for rural wastewater treatment plants, IIJA grants, and lots more. A great group!

How should the United States plan for winter peaking power grid? Click the image to read my paper published in Energy Policy.

How should the United States plan for winter peaking power grid? Click the image to read my paper published in Energy Policy.

Participating in a panel in best practices in U.S.-India Higher Education Collaborations. The panel (with J.X. Johnson, R.N. Patel, S. Jain, S. Ghosh, and moderated by Patrick McNamara) focused on our experience of collaborating on the Partnership-20

Participating in a panel in best practices in U.S.-India Higher Education Collaborations. The panel (with J.X. Johnson, R.N. Patel, S. Jain, S. Ghosh, and moderated by Patrick McNamara) focused on our experience of collaborating on the Partnership-2020 project with NIT-Raipur. Watch the full panel by clicking on the image.

Second prize at the annual Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering symposium of NC State CCEE

Second prize at the annual Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering symposium of NC State CCEE

Collecting campus building air conditioning system data with undergraduate researcher Sarah Nagy for a Department of Energy project, I-DREEM: Investigating short-term and long-term impacts of Demand Response on Energy Efficiency Measures.

Collecting campus building air conditioning system data with undergraduate researcher Sarah Nagy for a Department of Energy project, I-DREEM: Investigating short-term and long-term impacts of Demand Response on Energy Efficiency Measures.

I have worked with facilities and operation staff at NC State to conduct experiments on seven campus buildings, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Michigan and Stanford University.

I have worked with facilities and operation staff at NC State to conduct experiments on seven campus buildings, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Michigan and Stanford University.

Want to know how the U.S. Electricity System works? Watch this webinar I conducted with PhD Candidate Lucas Ford.

Want to know how the U.S. Electricity System works? Watch this webinar I conducted with PhD Candidate Lucas Ford.

I am currently serving as one of the four Macro-Energy Systems Fellows 2021-2022. Click this image to learn more about macro-energy systems (or visit https://www.macroenergysystems.org/)

I am currently serving as one of the four Macro-Energy Systems Fellows 2021-2022. Click this image to learn more about macro-energy systems (or visit https://www.macroenergysystems.org/)

IEEE Panel on interactions between demand response and energy efficiency

IEEE Panel on interactions between demand response and energy efficiency

Speaking about the breadth of NC State's energy portfolio. Click on the image to watch the video.

Speaking about the breadth of NC State's energy portfolio. Click on the image to watch the video.

With fellow officers of the NC State Student Energy Club. Learn more about the club here: https://ncsuenergyclub.org/

With fellow officers of the NC State Student Energy Club. Learn more about the club here: https://ncsuenergyclub.org/

Solar water pumps are bringing access to tens of thousands of farmers in India. Learn more about my research, funded by the Partnership 2020 program, on investigating the effectiveness of educational interventions to improve the utilization of these

Solar water pumps are bringing access to tens of thousands of farmers in India. Learn more about my research, funded by the Partnership 2020 program, on investigating the effectiveness of educational interventions to improve the utilization of these systems and their ability to provide flexibility to the Indian power system.

At the 2022 Macro-Energy Systems *(MES) Workshop with fellow MES student fellows Jason, Alison, and Wilson.

At the 2022 Macro-Energy Systems *(MES) Workshop with fellow MES student fellows Jason, Alison, and Wilson.