Varsha Menon is a Program Analyst with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity. Her work supporting the OE Microgrid Program focuses on collaboration with the states to identify and address policy and regulatory barriers to microgrid deployment. Her interests in the energy space include microgrids, economics, and policy and regulation. Varsha holds a Master of Public Policy from American University and a Bachelor of Arts in public policy and political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.