Smita Gupta is a Principal Consultant in Itron’s Consulting and Analysis group since 2009, specializing in technical and policy aspects of integrating demand side measures with supply side distributed generation. She has led several efforts in strategic planning for an integrated for all distributed energy resources. Such efforts include working with SMUD on development of their R&D Strategic Plan and with the CPUC and their stakeholders on the Action Plans for Residential Zero Net Energy (ZNE), Codes and Standards and Research and Technology. She is currently leading the developing of the ZNE Research Roadmap for California funded by the Energy Commission’s EPIC Program. Smita has also managed both the overall program and grants for the California Solar Initiative’s RD&D Program on behalf of CPUC. Prior to joining Itron, Smita worked at the California Energy Commission (CEC), as a technical lead and supervisor in the building energy efficiency standards office. She was closely involved with the development of guidelines for the solar incentive programs in the State and played a seminal role in the development of the PV expected performance calculator. Smita holds a bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Masters in Building Science (Energy and Climate).