Eric Poff obtained a Master of Business Administration in Finance degree from Hawaii Pacific University in 2002. He has worked in the electrical industry for the past 20 years in various roles. Eric is currently the Director for Substations, Telecommunications, and Metering Assets and has also served in other key roles at SMUD like Manager for Renewable Assets and Manager for Thermal Assets. Most recently, Eric was the Project Leader for collaboratively designing SMUD's new Solar & Storage Rate that encourages customers to adopt both solar and storage while partnering with SMUD to help achieve their 2030 Zero Carbon Plan.