Deputy Director, Policy & Energy, HARC
Micalah Spenrath serves as the Deputy Director of Policy & Energy at the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC), where she leads the organization's Policy & Government Relations program, applying science to inform sound energy policy. At HARC, she plays a key role in building strategic partnerships with policymakers, industry and other stakeholders to support the deployment of sustainable energy solutions across Texas. Her experience includes working on Texas Solar for All, a program designed to bring distributed solar and storage to communities across Texas and the nation, reducing energy costs, building resilience, and local workforce opportunities.
Prior to joining HARC, Micalah was a Principal at Advanced Energy United, advocating for policies to accelerate advanced energy adoption in Texas. She also contributed to the ERCOT Aggregated Distributed Energy Resources (ADER) Pilot Project through her role on the ADER Task Force, a coalition of businesses, utilities, and research institutions shaping the future of distributed energy resources and virtual power plants in Texas.
She holds a Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University, a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Earth and Environmental Science from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification.