Vehicle-Grid Integration Council Welcomes Steve Letendre, PhD as Senior Advisor

September 30, 2025

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Vehicle-Grid Integration Council (VGIC) is pleased to announce that Steve Letendre, PhD has joined VGIC as a Senior Advisor. In this role, Steve will further strengthen VGIC’s regulatory engagement and policy analysis, helping expand the organization’s impact during this critical phase of vehicle-grid integration (VGI) market development.

Steve will lead VGIC’s efforts in priority states such as New York, Massachusetts, and Maryland, working in a fractional role with the VGIC team to advance policy frameworks and regulatory strategies that unlock the full value of electric vehicles as grid resources.

A seasoned energy economist and regulatory strategist, Steve brings more than two decades of leadership at the intersection of energy policy and clean technology innovation. He has held senior roles with Synapse Energy Economics, Nuvve, and Fermata Energy, and is widely recognized for his expertise in grid modernization, distributed energy resource policy, and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) solutions.

“Having served on the VGIC Board and engaged with the organization as a member company, I know firsthand the importance of VGIC’s leadership in shaping regulatory frameworks that enable the benefits of VGI to be realized,” said Steve Letendre, PhD. “I look forward to working with the VGIC team and members to expand the organization’s impact as we build the market for bidirectional charging and grid-integrated EV solutions.”

Steve most recently served as Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs at Fermata Energy, where he led regulatory engagement strategies at the state and federal levels. He has also taught for over a decade as adjunct faculty at Vermont Law School’s Master’s in Energy Regulation and Law program.

“We are thrilled to welcome Steve as Senior Advisor,” said Zach Woogen, VGIC Executive Director. “Steve’s experience and credibility in the VGI space will strengthen VGIC’s ability to deliver timely, effective regulatory engagement in key states. His leadership comes at a pivotal time, as the market for VGI solutions is accelerating and policy decisions will shape the opportunities ahead for VGIC’s members.”

About Vehicle-Grid Integration Council

Vehicle-Grid Integration Council (VGIC) is a national 501(c)(6) membership-based trade association committed to advancing the role of electric vehicle grid integration (VGI) through policy development, education, outreach, and research. VGIC is the only association dedicated to growing the market to recognize and compensate the value of VGI services to support a more reliable, affordable, and efficient electric grid. VGIC members include American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Nissan Group of North America, Bidirectional Energy, bodeEV, BorgWarner, ChargePoint, ChargeScape, Codibly, Critical Loop, dcbel, Eaton, Emporia, EnergyHub, ev.energy, Fermata Energy, Gravity, GridBeyond, Gridwiz, Innovation Core SEI, Kaluza, Landis+Gyr, LG Innotek, Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc., Orange Charger, Stellantis, Sunrun, SWTCH, Inc., Tesla, The Mobility House, Toyota Motor North America, Inc., UL Solutions, WeaveGrid, Clean Power Alliance, Holy Cross Energy, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, Marin Clean Energy (MCE), San Diego Community Power, and Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). To learn more, visit vgicouncil.org.

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