Jason Handley

About Jason Handley

Jason Handley, P.E. is the Vice President of Distribution Planning & Studies at Danovo Energy Solutions, formally Quanta Technology. In this role, Jason works closely with utility clients to resolve complex distribution issues. Jason spent almost 29 years at Duke Energy before joining Danovo Energy Solutions. He is a respected utility industry professional based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jason\'s utility experience involves specializing in the smart grid, distributed intelligence, and operations management. Jason excels at understanding the increasingly complex utility environment, managing the new digital utility workforce, and delivering on the execution and financials of technology and renewable projects. In his current role, Jason leads a team that engineers, deploys, operates, and maintains regulated distribution distributed energy resources and microgrids. In his previous role, as Director of the Emerging Technology Office, he managed a team that identified and developed new technologies impacting the electrical grid and oversaw all the ongoing operational aspects on new technology pilot projects. Jason is a past Chairman of EPRI’s IntelligGrid Program Advisory Committee P161, served on the Board of Directors for the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel, and served on the National Institute of Standards Technology’s Smart Grid Advisory Committee. Currently, Jason serves on the SAS Utility Advisory Board, the DistribuTECH Advisory Committee, and the Smart Electric Power Alliance Advisory Council. Jason received his electrical engineering degree from Auburn University and his MBA at Wake Forest University. He has been a registered professional engineer since 2002 and received his electrical contractor’s unlimited license in 2009.

Experience

1. Vice President of Distribution Planning & Studies

   Danovo Energy Solutions

   Jan 2026 — Present

   Quanta Technology is now Danovo Energy Solutions. Same team, same mission - just a refreshed brand that matches who we are now and where we are going.

Education

• Wake Forest University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  2013 — 2015

• Auburn University

  Bachlor of Science, Electrical Engineering

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Business Process Improvement
• Troubleshooting
• Professional Engineer - Alabama
• Energy Efficiency
• Integration
• Power Distribution
• Smart Metering
• Electrical Contractor
• Distribution Automation
• Ami
• Energy Management
• Transmission
• Electric Power
• Electricians
• Smart Grid
• Scada
• Interoperability
• Electrical Engineering
• Professional Engineer - Florida
• Power Systems
• Project Engineering
• Energy
• Process Improvement
• Engineering
• Renewable Energy
• Strategy