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Mike Della Penna

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Member - NERC Reliability and Security Technical Committee (RSTC) at North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
📍 Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, United States

Mike Della Penna is an electric power professional at Google, focused on building the grid of the future by leading data center transmission. His background combines technical, commercial, and regulatory experience from both Google and PG&E. Colleagues describe him as results-oriented and innovative. He earned his MBA from the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.

While at PG&E, Mike was the primary internal negotiator for the landmark agreements with Tesla to build the 182. 5MW / 730MWh Moss Landing energy storage facility.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Member - NERC Reliability and Security Technical Committee (RSTC)
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, United States
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Grid Modernization
His career is centered on building the "grid of the future, " with experience in both utility-scale projects at PG&E and hyperscale data center infrastructure at Google.
Clean Energy Procurement
A former Clean Energy Planning Lead at Google, he actively shares new models for clean energy purchasing and participates in industry panels on 24/7 carbon-free energy.
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Career

Work history

3-2026
Member - NERC Reliability and Security Technical Committee (RSTC)
North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
10-2023
Data Center Transmission Lead
Google
5-2022 - 10-2023
Clean Energy Planning Lead
Google
3-2020 - 5-2022
Technical Program Manager, Energy Development
Google
9-2018 - 2-2020
Manager, Energy Storage and Transmission Project Development
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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Education
2016 - 2018
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of California, Berkeley
2012 - 2014
Management Science and Engineering (MS&E) Graduate Certificate
Stanford University
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