Julio Romero Agüero

Julio Romero Agüero Senior Vice President, Strategy & Business Innovation

Julio Romero Agüero, PhD, MBA, Executive Advisor, Senior Vice President, has been with Quanta Technology since 2007. Julio provides leadership to Quanta Technology in technology and business strategy, grid modernization, regulatory support, distribution systems planning, reliability and resilience, and integration of distributed energy resources (DERs), electric transportation, and emerging technologies. He has developed solutions for electric utilities and regulatory boards in the US, Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia. He has provided expert witness testimony on behalf of large investor-owned utilities in regulatory proceedings on grid modernization, reliability and resilience improvement, and DER integration

Experience and Background

Years of experience in the electric power industry, 1995–Present
Senior Vice President, Quanta Technology, 2007–Present
Adjunct Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2013–2018, 2019–2024
Commissioner, National Energy Commission of Honduras, 2006–2007
Consultant, National Energy Commission of Honduras, 2005–2006
Adjunct Professor, National University of Honduras, 2005–2007
PhD Student/Candidate, National University of San Juan, 2000–2005
Distribution Operations Manager, National Electric Utility of Honduras, 1999–2000
Advisor, Regional Systems, National Electric Utility of Honduras, 1998–1999
Regional Manager, National Electric Utility of Honduras, 1996–1998

Select Industry Accomplishments and Recognition

Fellow, IEEE
Chair, IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Committee
Former Chair, IEEE PES Distribution Subcommittee
Former Chair, IEEE Working Group on Distributed Resources Integration
Former Editor, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
Former Editor, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid Position
Former Vice President, Chapters and Membership of IEEE PES Governing Board
Member, Advisory Committee of DistribuTECH

Latest Thinking

IEEE Power & Energy Society Presentations

Presentations on Grid Modernization and Smart Distribution Systems, Distribution Reliability and Resiliency Assessment and Improvement, and Integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and Electric Transportation in Distribution Systems.

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Resiliency of Electric Power Systems - Julio Romero Agüero, Ph.D.

This presentation discusses resilience of power systems, with focus on power distribution grids, including definitions, metrics, evaluation methodologies, improvement frameworks, trends and challenges.