Tanner Behrend

Tanner Behrend is a Certified Energy Manager with a background spanning engineering, energy management, and sustainability technology, focused on policy, funding, and business development. As VP, Strategic Growth at Edgecom Energy, he works at the intersection of energy markets, distributed energy resources, AI-enabled software, and grid-interactive buildings, helping organizations make smarter, data-driven energy decisions that reduce costs, improve reliability, and accelerate decarbonization.

His experience includes leading strategic growth initiatives in energy management, demand response, and DER optimization, developing and securing government grants and R&D funding for clean energy programs, and navigating policy, regulatory, and utility frameworks across North American markets. He brings a rare combination of technical depth, policy fluency, and commercial execution to translate complex energy challenges into scalable, market-ready solutions.