Arunkumar (Arun) Vedhathiri

Solution Delivery, New Energy Solutions

National Grid

Arun focuses on adoption of emerging big data, IoT, ICT and advanced energy efficiency technologies in various building types and utility market sectors. He is oversees implementation of REV Demonstration projects in Smart City Technologies, customer engagement and demand response from behavioral programs using AMI data and smart devices, development of new utility offerings in Community Microgrid, Distributed Services Platform, Community Solar and Geothermal, Solar Marketplace and Electric and Gas Demand response projects in New York. Prior to National Grid, Arun started up NY Energy Manager at NYPA, the big data platform supporting real time telemetry data from meters and sensors in over 2000 government buildings and established the first of its kind Network Operations Center dedicated to real time building energy management. He also served as technical leader in several award winning projects including $5 Billion semiconductor-chip plant and has trained over 800 building design professionals and code officials.

Presentation: MICROGRIDS: Community Resiliency, Potsdam NY