Jaron Weston
California Energy Commission
Branch Manager, Zero Emission Vehicle Acceleration
Moderator of "Charging Ahead: Statewide Efforts to Deploy EV Charging Infrastructure".
California Energy Commission
Branch Manager, Zero Emission Vehicle Acceleration
Moderator of "Charging Ahead: Statewide Efforts to Deploy EV Charging Infrastructure".
Don Widjaja
SoCalGas
Vice President, Customer Services Field and Solutions
Plenary: "What’s Needed in the Next 5 Years, with PG&E, SCE, SMUD, and SoCalGas" (moderated by Carol Yin, ETCC)
At SoCalGas, Don Widjaja oversees all aspects of customer-service field operations, customer programs for energy efficiency and customer assistance, and clean transportation. Previously, Widjaja was director of strategic planning and analysis for Sempra. He has been with the Sempra family of companies since 2008 and has held positions such as director of financial planning and regulatory accounts for San Diego Gas & Electric. Widjaja has a bachelor’s in chemical engineering from Purdue University and a master’s in business administration with an emphasis in finance from Washington University in St. Louis.
SoCalGas
Vice President, Customer Services Field and Solutions
Plenary: "What’s Needed in the Next 5 Years, with PG&E, SCE, SMUD, and SoCalGas" (moderated by Carol Yin, ETCC)
At SoCalGas, Don Widjaja oversees all aspects of customer-service field operations, customer programs for energy efficiency and customer assistance, and clean transportation. Previously, Widjaja was director of strategic planning and analysis for Sempra. He has been with the Sempra family of companies since 2008 and has held positions such as director of financial planning and regulatory accounts for San Diego Gas & Electric. Widjaja has a bachelor’s in chemical engineering from Purdue University and a master’s in business administration with an emphasis in finance from Washington University in St. Louis.
Danielle Wright
North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC)
Executive Director
Technician Training to Unlock Efficiency for Ultra-Low GWP Refrigerants (moderated by Danielle Wright, NASRC)
Danielle Wright is Executive Director of the North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC), with over 15 years of experience advancing sustainable refrigeration. She works with policymakers, industry leaders, and market stakeholders to drive adoption of energy-efficient, low-GWP systems through aligned incentives, policies, and deployment strategies. Danielle leads NASRC's TRADE initiative, focused on workforce development to expand technician capacity.
North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC)
Executive Director
Technician Training to Unlock Efficiency for Ultra-Low GWP Refrigerants (moderated by Danielle Wright, NASRC)
Danielle Wright is Executive Director of the North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC), with over 15 years of experience advancing sustainable refrigeration. She works with policymakers, industry leaders, and market stakeholders to drive adoption of energy-efficient, low-GWP systems through aligned incentives, policies, and deployment strategies. Danielle leads NASRC's TRADE initiative, focused on workforce development to expand technician capacity.
Carol Yin
ETCC
Facilitator
Carol Yin has led the ETCC facilitation team since 2018, helping its member utilities and the California Energy Commission coordinate research on technologies for customer programs. Yin has been consulting in the energy efficiency industry since 2004 and, in her spare time, enjoys scuba diving off the Southern California coast.
Moderator of "What’s Needed in the Next 5 Years, with PG&E, SCE, SMUD, and SoCalGas".
ETCC
Facilitator
Carol Yin has led the ETCC facilitation team since 2018, helping its member utilities and the California Energy Commission coordinate research on technologies for customer programs. Yin has been consulting in the energy efficiency industry since 2004 and, in her spare time, enjoys scuba diving off the Southern California coast.
Moderator of "What’s Needed in the Next 5 Years, with PG&E, SCE, SMUD, and SoCalGas".
Mehdi Zeyghami
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Mechanical Engineer
Removing Barriers to Heat Pump Water Heaters in Foodservice Facilities (moderated by Martin Vu, RMS Consulting)
Advancing Hot Water Solutions: Field Insights, Installations, and Efficiency Strategies for Heat Pump Water Heaters (moderated by Alyssa Cheung, CPUC)
Mehdi Zeyghami is a mechanical engineer at Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Zeyghami's current work focuses on the technical assessment of new building energy technologies, with the aim of providing data to improve building energy codes and standards.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Mechanical Engineer
Removing Barriers to Heat Pump Water Heaters in Foodservice Facilities (moderated by Martin Vu, RMS Consulting)
Advancing Hot Water Solutions: Field Insights, Installations, and Efficiency Strategies for Heat Pump Water Heaters (moderated by Alyssa Cheung, CPUC)
Mehdi Zeyghami is a mechanical engineer at Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Zeyghami's current work focuses on the technical assessment of new building energy technologies, with the aim of providing data to improve building energy codes and standards.