Ben Wender is a Special Advisor to Commissioner Patty Monahan at the California Energy Commission (CEC), where his priorities include electric vehicle charging deployment and strategies to integrate EV charging into electric grid operations and planning. Prior to serving as Special Advisor, he worked in the CEC’s Research and Development Division funding technology advancement and demonstration projects including several focused on bidirectional charging. Before moving to California, he worked at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington DC where he managed studies on electric grid modernization, electricity system resilience, and vehicle fuel economy technologies. He received a Masters and PhD in Sustainability Engineering from Arizona State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from Hampshire College.
FSR Regulatory Policy Workshop Series 2024-2025 This workshop is by invitation only Sustainability assessment The FSR assesses the sustainability and…
The Policy Advisory Council discusses the most topical regulatory and policy issues and debates and the relevance and robustness of…
Following the success of the first edition, we are delighted to announce the 2nd FSR Alumni Day. This event will…
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