Alfonso Baretty-Huertas, Pe, Pmp Email & Phone Number

San Juan, Puerto Rico

• Successfully managing the interconnection studies for large-scale renewable energy projects, overseeing over 2,000 MW of capacity under study across multiple IRP-mandated Tranches.
• Leading a team in the technical assessment of over 90,000 Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) within the distribution system, ensuring grid reliability and performance.
• Partnering with key stakeholders to ensure compliance with technical standards and regulatory mandates, including implementation of the… Show more
• Partnering with key stakeholders to ensure compliance with technical standards and regulatory mandates, including implementation of the latest IEEE 1547 requirements for grid interconnection. Show less

San Juan, Puerto Rico

• Successful transformation of the Net Energy Metering (NEM) Program, by eliminating a ~ 8,000 case backlog and over 60,000 net activations in the first 24 months of operation; this translates into roughly 360 MW of.
• Secure integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) in a safe and reliable manner to the Distribution and Transmission system.
• Implementation of new processes that reduced over 60% wait time for activation.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

• Provide leadership and direction for effective accomplishment of strategic, high-value projects related to Regulatory, Planning and Environmental aspects of PREPA.
• Lead development of both short-term and long-term plans for the improvement of generation, transmission, and distribution assets, aligned with transformative objectives set by PREPA’s Governing Board.
• Supervision of studies related to rates, tariffs and cost of service as needed by PREPA, or requested by Puerto Rico… Show more
• Supervision of studies related to rates, tariffs and cost of service as needed by PREPA, or requested by Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB).
• Guarantee PREPA’s compliance with local and federal environmental laws. Show less

San Juan, Puerto Rico

• Closing lead manager for the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP-2019) submitted to Puerto Rico Energy Bureau.
• Closing lead manager for Rate Case (2016). First update to PREPA’s rate tariffs in over 30 years. Rearrangement of tariffs to secure revenue requirement and increased transparency in riders and subsidies.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

• Deployed as support personnel during Hurricane Maria (2017-2018) emergency. Major tasks included: (1) creation of damage assessments reports of transmission lines (115 kV - 38 kV) and distribution feeders (13.2 kV and.
• Performed System Impact Studies (SIS) for… Show more
• Performed System Impact Studies (SIS) for renewable energy Independent Power Producers (IPPs).
• Evaluation of co-generation projects and distributed generation (DGs) at transmission level.
• Helped in the development of Minimum Technical Requirements (MTRs) for the interconnection of renewable energy projects. Validation of compliance with MTRs through PSS/e simulations and on-field test using Dig-Silent.
• Act as a liaison between external consultants and PREPA, regarding exchange of technical and administrative information for renewable integration studies.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

• Electromechanical Energy Conversion I & II – study of steady-state behavior of transformers, DC Machines and one/three phase AC Motors.
• Electromechanical Energy Conversion I Laboratory – electrical and mechanical measurements of transformers (single and three phase) and DC machines used as motors and generators.
• Electric Power Quality course – Lecturer of undergraduate Power Quality course. Study of classic PQ problems, effects of nonlinear loads and improvement… Show more
• Electric Power Quality course – Lecturer of undergraduate Power Quality course. Study of classic PQ problems, effects of nonlinear loads and improvement practices.
• Circuit Analysis II - Sinusoidal steady state analysis. AC circuit power calculation. Three phase circuits. Laplace transform in circuit analysis.
• Power System Laboratory – Instructor of basic undergraduate Power System laboratory. Study of synchronous generator, transmission lines and the dynamics of power flow among other topics. Show less

San Juan, Puerto Rico

• Load flow and basic interconnection studies of transmission level loads. Provide recommendations for capital improvement projects.
• Transient stability analysis of Puerto Rico’s power system.
• Open Access (Wheeling) committee member. Drafting of Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) for reformed (2010) energy market.

Holyoke, MA

Study for improvement of loss of source limits in New England control area.Performed contingency analysis to determine maximum transfer limits between New York and New England areas.

Humacao, Puerto Rico

Major tasks included rebalancing production lines, design of production tools, and capacity analysis of industrial machinery.

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Electric Power Engineering

Activities and Societies: IEEE Graduate Teaching Assistant • Prof. Shepperd Salon’s TA in lectures for Fields & Waves and Engineer.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Activities and Societies: IEEE, PES (Power Engineering Society)