Speakers

Zach Pollock is Director of Grid Strategy & Emerging Technologies within Xcel Energy’s Integrated System Planning group. He is responsible for developing strategy for planning and integration of emerging technologies to help enable the grid of the future. Prior to this role, he led many of the Company’s regulatory initiatives related to integrated system planning for the electric distribution system and gas LDC system, DER integration, renewable energy planning, and other related policy issues. Prior to joining Xcel Energy, Mr. Pollock spent more than a decade in various energy consulting, product, and research roles advising utilities, regulators, technology vendors, and investment firms on topics including integrated distribution system planning, interconnection and integration of DERs, non-wires and non-pipes alternatives, and emerging energy technologies. He has authored several industry-leading reports as a former industry analyst and has been quoted in numerous publications. Mr. Pollock holds a Master’s of Science degree in Sustainability Management from Columbia University with a focus on energy policy, and a Bachelor’s of Science in Natural Resources from Cornell University.