Grant Brohard
Project Manager
Grant applies his creativity and deep experience to each client engagement, drawing on his experience in one of the largest utility companies in the United States: PG&E. Over his 36 years, he solved the dynamic load profile of the utility by managing a suite of demand response programs. Grant led an extremely talented team that designed and ran multiple demand reduction programs to cost-effectively provide the necessary level of load relief to manage the grid, satisfy PG&E’s customers and give regulators confidence in PG&E's ability to effectively manage their grid.
In addition, Grant Managed PG&E’s Energy Services (energy efficiency) department. There, he directed a team of experienced engineers to create engineering calculations that proved PG&E’s energy saving claims. He led ongoing engineering support for customized project reviews, codes, and standards, emerging technology and ZNE demonstrations, as well as all other technical aspects of running one of the nation's largest energy efficiency programs.
Grant also led PG&E’s Customer Systems research and development organization, providing basic and applied research and field demonstrations of technology at and beyond the customer's meter. The group researched automated metering (precursor to Smart Meters), energy storage, end-use systems (building systems and appliances), and power quality, as well as alternative fuel vehicles.
Grant received a B.S in Mechanical Engineering from U.C. Berkeley and an MBA from Holy Names University in Oakland.