Cem Turhal is the Director of Regulatory Affairs for Western United States at NRG, overseeing regulatory work across California, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah. Cem also serves on the boards of the Western Power Trading Forum (WPTF), the Alliance for Retail Energy Markets (AReM), and the Northwest & Intermountain Power Producers Coalition (NIPPC). Previously, Cem was a Regulatory Relations Advocate at PG&E, where he advanced the company’s regulatory interests, shaped clean energy policies, and led strategic initiatives such as the Diablo Canyon Power Plant relicensing, the Slice of Day Resource Adequacy framework, and time of use rate design. Earlier, he held leadership roles at the California Public Utilities Commission and conducted energy market modeling at ABB.