Kenzie Schwartz is an Associate Director at E3 whose work focuses on utility strategy, infrastructure investment, and the energy transition. She helps utilities, regulators, and state agencies evaluate how changing energy demand and climate policies affect system planning, utility cost recovery, and customer affordability. She leads multidisciplinary teams and translates technical and economic analysis into practical strategies for investment, regulation, and policy.
Her recent work includes evaluating the future of natural gas infrastructure, with a focus on long-term rates, customer affordability, and asset recovery risk; developing frameworks for prioritizing transmission and substation investments; and advising on cost allocation for proactive distribution upgrades. She has also supported transmission benefits analysis, statewide emissions reduction planning, and interagency efforts to address the energy and environmental impacts of data center growth.
Throughout her career, Kenzie has supported the development of plans, programs, policies, and products that advance decarbonization. Between stints at E3, she served as Head of Finance and Operations at Via Separations, a startup focused on reducing emissions by electrifying industrial processes. Previously, she worked on regulatory and customer strategy at National Grid. She brings a background in finance, climate policy, and regulatory strategy to helping clients navigate the energy transition.
Education: MPA, Environmental Science and Policy, Columbia University; BS, Sociology, University of Utah
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