• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Sergej Mahnovski

Edison International

Managing Director, Strategy, Technology and Innovation

Sergej Mahnovski leads Edison International’s corporate ventures and strategic planning teams, and is focused on identifying disruptive technologies and business models to achieve carbon neutrality in California through clean energy, electrification, and reimagining the grid. Sergej previously served as the Director of the Utility of the Future team at Consolidated Edison. Sergej also served as the Director of the Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability and head of energy policy for NYC Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, where his team was responsible for citywide energy, sustainability, and resilience strategy and was awarded the Citizens Budget Commission Prize for Public Service Innovation. Sergej has served as Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. He was previously Director for the Global Power Group at IHS CERA and Doctoral Fellow at RAND Corporation. Sergej holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and B.A. in History from Stanford University, an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in Policy Analysis from the RAND Graduate School.

Sessions With Sergej Mahnovski

Wednesday, 11 March

  • 03:30pm - 04:20pm (CST) / -

    Renewables & Grid Integration: Enabling technologies
    Clean Tech Innovation & Technology

    Declining costs in wind and solar are having a positive impact on increased renewable power generation. However, renewable integration into the electricity power grid is still in the early stages of development. What are the challenges to completely integrating with the grid? How have technological solutions managed load balancing and demand swings? What obstacles impede growth in renewable portfolios?