John Powers

An energy economist and serial entrepreneur with more than 35 years of experience in consulting and technology development in energy markets, John has worked in energy efficiency, demand response, and renewables for most of his career. An expert in load flexibility, he has been a board member of the PLMA since 2016. He is the founder and CEO of Speed2Power, Inc., which deploys distributed computing projects to help solar and storage developers benefit from the clean buildout of AI infrastructure. Prior to Speed2Power, he founded Elexity, where he led a stellar team of cleantech experts developing software solutions for building controls, solar, storage, and load flexibility applications. Prior to Elexity, John founded Energy Interactive, a pioneering software company in online energy applications, including some of the first customer engagement and demand response software for nonresidential electricity customers. He served as Director of Retail Software at ABB after ABB acquired Energ