Raghav Murali

Director of Policy & Government Affairs

Raghav Murali is the Director of Policy & Government Affairs at PowerFlex, a leading provider of intelligent solar, energy storage, and electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions for commercial and industrial customers. In this role, Raghav oversees the company's regulatory and legislative affairs, shaping policy that helps expand the distributed generation market throughout the United States.

Before PowerFlex, Raghav held senior roles in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, including Director of Policy & Government Affairs at Enphase Energy, a global solar, energy storage, and EV charging technology company; Senior Director of Policy and General Counsel at the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) overseeing administration of the largest solar, energy storage, and EV incentive programs in the United States; head of policy and strategy for San Diego Gas & Electric’s clean energy customer programs; energy and environmental attorney at Schiff Hardin LLP; and Chief of Energy and Environmental Policy for Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Through these diverse roles, Raghav has developed a holistic and multifaceted view of the energy policy landscape. He earned his BA in Political Science from the University of Michigan and his JD with a Certificate in Public Interest Law from Chicago-Kent College of Law.

Topics of Interest

The evolution of the renewable energy industry over the last 15 years
Integrating multiple energy assets behind the meter to benefit both businesses and the grid
Best practices for solar, energy storage, and EV charging rebate/incentive programs

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Expert in the Clean Energy Policy Landscape

With deep experience in both the public and private sectors, Raghav brings a comprehensive industry outlook to his role. He understands the dynamic and complex legislations that often dictate the growth of clean energy across the United States.

With a finger on the pulse of the fast-paced and ever-changing policy landscape, he is expert in explaining the latest incentives, trends, and legislations as they develop and come into play.

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"Achieving our climate goals is not a zero-sum game. It requires cooperation and collaboration among a diverse group of stakeholders, including manufacturers, developers, policymakers, nonprofits, academic institutions, and utilities. Only by working together can we tackle the most important challenge of our time." — Raghav Murali, Director of Policy & Government Affairs at PowerFlex

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About PowerFlex

PowerFlex, an EDF Renewables affiliate, is a clean technology solutions company making the transformation to carbon-free electrification and transportation possible.

Our onsite intelligent energy management platform, PowerFlex X, monitors, controls, and optimizes onsite clean energy assets — solar, storage, EV chargers, and microgrids — and reduces overall energy costs through adaptive algorithms that maximize distributed energy resources.

PowerFlex is the second-largest installer of commercial rooftop solar and the fourth-largest network of Level 2 EV chargers in the U.S. Our solar and storage projects offset 70,000 tons of CO2 each year, while our 10,000+ EV chargers were responsible for offsetting 13,000 tons of CO2 in 2022.