• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

John Vernacchia

Eaton

Energy Transition Segment Director- North America

John Vernacchia is the Energy Transition Segment Sales Director within Eaton's North America electrical business. Vernacchia has over 40 years of experience in marketing, sales, product management and operations. He has played a major role in the development of Eaton’s Energy Transition solutions to help customers connect renewables, energy storage, microgrids and EV charging infrastructure to buildings and the utility grid. Vernacchia is a member of the IEEE Smart Grid Community and several Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) working groups. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech.

Sessions With John Vernacchia

Thursday, 12 March

  • 09:30am - 10:20am (CST) / -

    Microgrids for Clean & Resilient Operations
    Clean Tech
    Gaining traction globally, renewables-based micro- and minigrids can respond to increasingly frequent power disruptions that follow extreme climate events, offering grid customers an alternative to high power tariffs and emerging markets universal access to power. However, the number of microgrid projects globally remains limited compared with the market potential. What are the main drivers for microgrid implementation? Why hasn’t the market reached its full potential? What are the key challenges, and how can these barriers be overcome?