Michael Bowes

Michael’s career has been concentrated in the advancement of the New York City energy storage landscape, with a strong focus on battery safety and permitting. During his time at Sustainable CUNY of the City University of New York, he worked closely with the NYC Fire Department (FDNY), Department of Buildings (DOB), and Mayor’s Office of Sustainability (MOS) to streamline the permitting of energy storage systems in the Five Boroughs. Additionally, he provided technical assistance to a wide range of industry stakeholders, including project developers, battery manufacturers and integrators, and utilities looking to develop in NYC.

While working at the New York Power Authority, Michael leveraged his data analytics background developing detailed demand charge reduction and elelectric rate models for standalone storage systems in NYC.

Michael serves on the EPRI Battery Energy Storage Fire Prevention and Mitigation (FPaM) advisory committee and regularly speaks on considerations for the safe deployment of energy storage systems at industry events.

He also leads the Data Tracking committee at the GreenHomeNYC volunteer organization, working to promote an energy-efficient and sustainable built environment in NYC.

Michael holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Clarkson University and a Data Analytics certification from Columbia University.