Summary
Carlos Cofino is a transmission and interconnection leader with a decade of hands-on experience aligning utility-scale renewables with grid reliability and market rules. Currently directing Transmission & Interconnection at Clēnera after shaping transmission strategy and engineering at Pine Gate Renewables, he blends technical power-system analysis, python-based modeling, and stakeholder negotiation to advance deliverability and grid modernization. Carlos has deep familiarity with RTO/Tariff practices, interconnection study processes, and cost-allocation dynamics, and he actively champions grid-enhancing technologies to unlock project value. Trained in Energy Engineering at Purdue with a mathematics minor, he pairs rigorous analytical skills with a knack for mentoring engineers and translating complex studies into executable project strategies. Based in Austin, he’s also an avid learner of new technologies, applying that curiosity to build practical software tools that streamline interconnection analyses.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Energy Engineering (Electrical Power Systems Concentration) | Minor in Mathematics, Bachelor of Science - BS Energy Engineering (Electrical Power Systems Concentration) | Minor in Mathematics at Purdue University College of Engineering
Spanish, English