Vibhu Kaushik

Southern California Edison

Director of Grid Technology and Modernization

Vibhu Kaushik is the Director of Grid Technology and Modernization at Southern California Edison (SCE), the largest subsidiary of Edison International, and the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California, USA. Mr. Kaushik leads SCE’s strategic roadmap for grid modernization, and serves as SCE’s leader in applied research and grid modernization, leading industry groups and external stakeholders on industry initiatives, research activities, standards, and cooperative projects. He also leads SCE’s technical efforts in deployment of emerging technologies, including key integrated pilot demonstration projects. Previously, Mr. Kaushik held several roles within SCE, including Principal Manager of Asset Management and Generation Strategy group, where he was responsible for driving the major maintenance and capital investment decisions and maximizing returns for the company’s hydroelectric, natural gas, energy storage, and solar power plants. Mr. Kaushik originated and led SCE’s award-winning Hybrid Enhance Gas Turbines projects with General Electric and Wellhead Power Solutions. Also, as Principal Manager for Resource Planning & Optimization, he managed supply and demand bidding strategies and overall utilization of SCE’s contracted and utility-owned generation portfolio in California ISO markets. Prior to joining SCE in 2011, Mr. Kaushik was section head for the generation operations planning group at Manitoba Hydro’s system control center in Canada, where he led the team responsible for generation reliability, generation modeling and optimal utilization, and outage management functions. Mr. Kaushik earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from University of Manitoba, Canada. He is also a registered professional engineer. He is currently pursuing an executive MBA from UCLA Anderson.