Kenji Takahashi

Kenji Takahashi brings more than two decades of experience in decarbonization and utility system planning, with particular expertise in building electrification, energy efficiency, demand response, distributed energy resources (DERs), and load forecasting. He has assessed clean energy policies, programs, technologies, and utility system impacts in more than 40 jurisdictions across North America for a wide range of clients, including environmental and consumer organizations; municipal, state, and provincial governments; and federal agencies such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy.

His work examines how decarbonization, electrification, and DERs affect electric and gas system loads, infrastructure needs, utility costs and rates, and customer bills. His experience includes building electrification and heat pump analysis, electric and gas load forecasting, demand response and EV managed charging, non-wires and non-pipeline alternatives, and integrated electric and gas system planning. He has developed analytical tools and methodologies to evaluate these impacts and has provided expert testimony before public utility commissions in numerous U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions.

Kenji holds a Master’s degree in Urban Affairs and Public Policy with a concentration in Energy and Environmental Policy from the Biden School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Delaware. He also completed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s professional program, “Sustainable Infrastructure Systems: Planning and Operations.”