Meet ANUSHA

Anusha has over 11 years of experience in technical and strategic consulting in the energy and sustainability space. She has worked extensively with utilities across North America, evaluating and designing residential and non-residential energy efficiency programs and developing decarbonization roadmaps for infrastructure assets and corporate clients. Her expertise spans impact and process evaluations, regulatory reporting, cost-effectiveness analysis, renewable energy procurement support, energy market operations (including AMI and billing systems), and energy transition scenario modeling and roadmaps. She brings a strong skill set in project management, stakeholder engagement, energy data analysis, scenario modeling, financial forecasting, and transition planning. Anusha has led program evaluations, designed research frameworks, and supported energy companies and corporate clients with decarbonization strategies, Scope 3 and net zero planning, emissions modeling, technology assessments, and renewable energy initiatives.

Areas of Specialization 

• Impact & Process Evaluation

• Program Design & Market Characterization

• Quantitative Modeling & Data Visualization

• Customer Satisfaction and Stakeholder Engagement

• Renewables Market Research & REC Tracking

• Energy Transition Technologies

• Decarbonization and Net Zero Planning

• GHG Accounting & Carbon Reduction Modeling

• Climate Frameworks (SBTi, CDP, TCFD, IFRS, SEC)

Experience Highlight

Served as project manager for DTE Energy’s Midstream Programs (Lighting, HVAC, Food service), coordinating with implementers, leading interviews with customers and dealers, managing fieldwork, and directly liasing with DTE program managers. Managed the industrial baseline and saturation study for DTE, including measure characterization and data collection. Supported DTE’s renewable procurement by managing the roll-out of all-source RFPs and vendor selection. Conducted research and tracking of REC vendors and green electricity programs across North America, and developed “greening of the grid” scenarios based on Renewable Portfolio Standards to inform clients’ procurement planning. Led impact evaluations for behavioral efficiency programs and DR programs across multiple utilities in North America. Conducted program design and evaluation for smart thermostat and feedback programs. Characterized measures for PSEG, APS, and EON, supporting potential studies and energy savings modeling.

Education

• Master's in Environmental Management (Energy), Duke University - 2014

• Bachelors in Engineering, Anna University, 2011