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Wen Tu

Senior Director of Integrated Grid Planning, PG&E

"Moving utilities from siloed capital programs to coordinated, data-driven grid planning — at scale."

Topics Wen Covers

Integrated Grid Planning Capital Investment Strategy Asset Risk Management Grid Modernization Utility Operations Clean Energy Transition

About

Wen Tu is Senior Director of Integrated Grid Planning at PG&E, one of the largest utilities in the United States. A Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan with a specialization in asset risk management and failure analysis, Wen has held various leadership positions across both Gas and Electric during two stints with PG&E. He also brings experience in engineering consulting and failure analysis from Exponent Inc., and in engineering and technical advocacy from the American Gas Association. He earned his B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University.

Articles by Wen Tu

February 17, 2026 Integrated Planning at Scale: A Utility Case Study How PG&E replaced disconnected capital programs with an enterprise-wide integrated grid planning model — delivering a 20% unit cost efficiency across a $100M pilot portfolio and a pathway to $3.7B in long-term savings.

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