Betsy Engleking 

Vice President  |  National Grid Renewables 

Betsy Engelking joined National Grid Renewables as a Vice President in January 2012 and currently leads the Company’s policy and RTO strategy efforts. Betsy developed the regulatory strategy for the Aurora Distributed Solar Project and provided expert testimony in the PUC process. She also collaborated with a number of legislators and advocates to achieve passage of the 2013 Minnesota Solar Energy legislation and the 2023 Minnesota Clean Energy Act. 

Previously, Betsy was Director of Resource Planning for Xcel Energy, where she developed and implemented long-range power supply plans, including compliance with Xcel’s wide-ranging renewable energy requirements. She has also held positions with Great River Energy and the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.

With nearly 35 years of experience in the energy industry, Betsy’s expertise in energy policy, renewable energy, resource planning, utility rates and regulation, and energy markets are invaluable to NG Renewables. Since the beginning of her career, Betsy has worked both regionally and nationally to promote the advancement of wind energy and other renewables through participation with the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), the National Wind Coordinating Committee (NWCC), the Great Plains Institute’s 

Powering the Plains collaborative, and through an active role in state and national policy development. Betsy holds an MBA in Finance and Economics from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, and a BS in Biology from the College of William and Mary in Virginia.

Mark Dyson 

Managing Director, Carbon-Free Electricity  |  RMI

Mark is a Managing Director with the Carbon-Free Electricity Program at RMI, where he has worked since 2008. Mark currently leads RMI research and collaboration efforts around electricity grid planning for a 1.5°C-aligned future. At RMI, Mark has led research projects on renewable energy, demand flexibility, and grid resilience, and has advised clients including large utilities, regulatory commissions, oil majors, and cleantech companies on carbon-free energy topics.

Prior to joining RMI, Mark worked at Ascend Analytics, helping deploy grid simulation and financial modeling software for several large energy companies. Mark has also held research positions at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, where he worked on improving regional electricity system planning models, and at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where he worked on integrating demand-side resources into electricity markets.