Articles from Smart Electric Power Alliance

Honoring Innovation, Leadership, and Scalable Solutions in Clean Energy

Washington, D.C, March 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Lesley Jantarasami as its new Vice President, Research & Industry Strategy, effective March 28, 2025. In this key role, Lesley will lead SEPA’s research initiatives and industry engagement efforts, ensuring that the organization continues to identify and share solutions to the biggest challenges facing utilities, technology partners, and policymakers. Her leadership will support SEPA’s work at the intersection of technology, policy, and programs, aligning with the organization’s new focus areas: Grid, Growth, and Globe—advancing grid modernization, scaling clean energy solutions to meet new demand for electricity, and leveraging global insights to ensure clean, affordable, and resilient electricity for all. Lesley will report to SEPA’s Chief Strategy Officer, Emily Fisher.

Washington, D.C, Feb. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) Board of Directors recently elected two board members – Janisse Quiñones, CEO and Chief Engineer at the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, and Jay Lasseter, Vice President of Customer Delivery at Landis+Gyr. Additionally, Caroline Choi, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Public Policy, Edison International/Southern California Edison, and Seth Frader-Thompson, President, EnergyHub, were appointed to additional three-year terms. Joe Hoagland, Vice President of Enterprise Relations and Innovation, Tennessee Valley Authority, departed from the board after serving over a decade.