Jim Parks
Retired from the Electric Utility Industry
- Role
- Program Manager at SMUD
- Location
- Sacramento, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Program Manager
May 1991 — Present
Jim Parks is a program manager in the Energy Research and Development department at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). He currently manages grid modernization, energy efficiency, demand response and electrification R&D activities.Prior to his current assignment he managed a $308 million smart grid project along with overseeing SMUD’s grid modernization and electric transportation R&D activities. He also managed SMUD’s energy efficiency planning efforts, worked in energy efficiency program operations, and performed transmission planning as a consultant.He has a degree in electrical and electronic engineering and has over 27 years of experience in the utility industry.
Education
California State University-Sacramento
BS
Skills
- Wind
- Electric Power
- Market Analysis
- Energy Conservation
- Renewable Energy
- Solar Energy
- Power Systems
- Energy
- Electricians
- Demand Response
- Energy Policy
- Power Distribution
- Engineering Management
- Demand-Side Management
- Energy Audits
- Energy Management
- Smart Grid
- Power Generation
- Photovoltaics
- Alternative Energy
- Electrical Engineering
- Power Plants
- Sustainable Energy
- Cleantech
- Program Management
- Energy Efficiency
- Smart Metering
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