Carmen leads Recurve’s strategic policy outreach and market preparation efforts. In partnership with utilities, state agencies, commissioners, and advocates, she helps sow the seeds for demand flexibility to scale as a reliable grid resource. She supports the consistent valuation of the impacts of demand-side interventions and accessible analytics to drive market-based decarbonization. Carmen actively supports open-source projects where methods and software can revolutionize the way demand flexibility is measured, deployed, and procured.