Manish Murudkar is the Director of Distributed Energy Resources Strategy at Cobb EMC, and he has been with Cobb EMC for about 24 years. Manish and his team are responsible for leading the distributed energy resource development and strategy that aligns with the company’s strategic initiative goals in promoting renewables, battery storage, microgrid, smart homes, and electric transportation technologies.

In his prior role, Manish was managing Cobb EMC’s distribution system planning, design, protection, and electric operations. Manish started his career at Cobb EMC in leading the implementation and management of real-time operational systems such as Geographic Information System, Outage Management System, Work Management System, and SCADA.

His current focus is on leading the cooperative in the adoption of the next generation of DER-related digital technologies that can create energy efficiency and demand response opportunities and improve the reliability and resiliency of the system. Manish has a bachelor’s degree in computer and electrical engineering and an Executive MBA from Georgia State University. He is also a Certified Energy Manager and a Project Management Professional.