Mike Sontag

Mike Sontag joined E3 in 2016, where his work focuses on the interactions between end use loads, the evolving electric grid, and economywide decarbonization. In recent projects, Mike has explored the grid benefits of load management and distributed energy resources, and developed frameworks to better integrate these new resources into utility system planning and modeling. Mike has also worked extensively on the topic of building electrification, including grid impacts and consumer economics. He previously worked as an energy efficiency engineer, and also as a product manager for a sustainable building materials company. Mike has a MS in Civil Engineering (Atmosphere and Energy) from Stanford, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley. Mike is licensed Professional Engineer in California.