Harsha Chandavarapu

Harsha Chandavarapu is a Project Director in Transmission Planning at NextEra Energy, Inc., overseeing FERC Order 1000 competitive transmission in MISO and CAISO since April 2024. Prior experience includes roles as Manager and Senior Transmission Planning Engineer at Avantus, focusing on transmission planning and generator interconnection studies in CAISO and WECC from August 2020 to April 2024. Previous positions include Managing Consultant and Senior Consultant at Guidehouse, conducting various power system studies for Duke and Xcel Energy, as well as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Minnesota, where coursework included power flow analysis. Harsha's early experience includes an internship at Guidehouse and a simulation project at TIFAC. Educational qualifications include a Graduate Certificate in Power Electronics from the University of Colorado Boulder, a Master of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Minnesota, and a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Delhi.