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Alex Collins
Manager,
PG&E
Alex Collins is a utility innovation leader working to modernize grid operations for a high-DER future. As business lead for PG&E’s Grid DERMS system, he helps define how distributed energy resources can be integrated, monitored, and controlled at scale to support grid reliability, flexibility, and operational readiness. His work bridges business strategy, technical implementation, interoperability standards, and the practical realities of utility deployment. Previously spent 12+ years in product management, leadership and founder roles at both large companies (Google, Snap) and small startups. (OpenFan, UnitedMasters) building and scaling products in consumer, B2B, and infrastructure/platform systems.