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COMMERCIALIZING ENERGY INNOVATION TO POWER THE AI ECONOMY
We bridge the gap between breakthrough power technologies, institutional capital, and data center developers facing constrained power availability. We build energy ventures and structure bankable onsite power assets to accelerate next-generation compute deployment.
WHAT WE DO
We operate an integrated AI infrastructure and energy innovation platform. We partner with technology innovators, data center developers, and institutional investors to build energy ventures, deploy phased onsite power, and scale bankable infrastructure.
PARAGON ADVISORY
For Data Center Developers & Operators
We help developers solve immediate power bottlenecks and accelerate time-to-power while managing long-term power and asset risk.
PARAGON ADVISORY
For Data Center Developers & Operators
We help developers solve immediate site bottlenecks and accelerate time-to-power without taking on stranded-asset risk.
Air Permitting & EPA Attainment Audits
Determining zip-code-level feasibility for behind-the-meter gas generation before capital is committed.
Tenant Scope 1/2 Lease Structuring
Aligning microgrid power purchase agreements (PPAs) with hyperscaler net-zero mandates.
EaaS RFP Management
Writing technical specifications, running competitive provider bidding, and negotiating bankable 20-year terms.
EaaS RFP Management
Writing technical specifications, executing competitive provider bidding, and negotiating bankable long-term terms.
Tenant Scope 1/2 Lease Structuring
Aligning microgrid power purchase agreements (PPAs) with hyperscaler net-zero mandates.
Air Permitting & EPA Attainment Audits
Conducting zip-code-level feasibility for behind-the-meter generation before capital is committed.
PARAGON VENTURE CREATION
For Energy Innovators & Technology Founders
We help energy innovators commercialize breakthrough power technologies, validate technical performance, and build viable pathways for commercial data center deployment.
Commercialization & De-Risking
Validating early-stage energy technology to align with institutional investment criteria and hyperscaler lease mandates.
Go-To-Market Pathways
Structuring commercial pilots and deployment pipelines that connect novel generation and storage assets directly to data center demand.
Capital & Co-Building
Partnering with founders to structure ventures, secure strategic capital, and scale new power solutions.
PARAGON INFRASTRUCTURE
For Institutional Funds & Energy Partners
We originate, entitle, and co-develop high-capacity, onsite power infrastructure assets ready for capital deployment.
Power-Ready Site Origination
Securing land options adjacent to high-pressure gas pipelines, alternative fuel sources, and transmission corridors.
Behind-the-Meter Co-Development
Packaging advanced generation, fuel cells, solar, BESS, and supporting fuel infrastructure into turnkey SPVs.
Asset Monetization
Transitioning de-risked, tenant-backed power assets to long-term infrastructure investors.
THE BOTTLENECK WE SOLVE
The primary constraint on AI expansion is increasingly the physical timeline required to secure power capacity and utility interconnection.
TRADITIONAL GRID PATH
(4 - 7 YEARS)
Site Selection ──► Interconnect Queue ──► Utility Delays ──► Delayed Compute COD ──► Delayed Revenue
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PARAGON ACCELERATED ENERGY PATH
(24 - 36 MONTHS)
Site Selection ──► Phased Power Development ──► Initial Compute COD ──► Permanent Power Platform ──► Power Optimization
By developing power in parallel with the data center, we help move projects from utility-constrained timelines to phased compute deployment, bringing initial capacity online sooner while the permanent power platform scales.
STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS
Behind-the-Meter Microgrids
Integrating dispatchable generation, renewable energy, and BESS into phased power architectures that accelerate COD and preserve future grid-integration options.
Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS)
Structuring off-balance-sheet financing, with third-party providers funding, building, and operating onsite power infrastructure.
Energy Tech Commercialization
Bringing advanced generation, storage, and grid-edge innovations out of development and into commercial data center sites.
Site Entitlement & Permitting
Navigating local environmental regulations, fuel supply agreements, and zoning approvals to secure shovel-ready status.
LEADERSHIP
Founder and CEO
The primary bottleneck holding back the AI economy isn't software architecture or chip supply; it is the physical constraint of power availability, generation capacity, and utility interconnection timelines. As a systems and electrical engineer, I operate at the intersection of energy innovation, capital deployment, and physical compute to solve these hard bottlenecks. My core focus is partnering with innovators, developers, and investors to commercialize breakthrough power technologies and accelerate next-generation compute deployment.
Bringing breakthrough energy tech to market requires solving for both engineering viability and institutional bankability. I help energy innovators and project sponsors bridge this gap by validating technical performance, navigating site feasibility, and structuring commercial pathways like Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) and behind-the-meter microgrids to align with hyperscaler demand. Grounded in a background across power systems, finance, and complex physical assets, I focus on de-risking energy technology and power infrastructure so capital can deploy faster and compute facilities can come online sooner.
I hold an MS in Systems Engineering, a BS in Electrical Engineering, and a Postgraduate Certificate in AI for Business from Wharton. As Executive Founder at Paragon, I build ventures and advise operators, innovators, and investors across the energy and physical compute ecosystem.
WORK WITH PARAGON
Email: brado@winwithparagon.com
Whether you are a data center developer facing a utility backlog, an energy innovator scaling breakthrough power tech, or an institutional partner seeking de-risked assets, we provide the path to deployment.
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Data Center Developers: Evaluate site feasibility, air permitting, and bankable EaaS deal structures for your next site.
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Energy Innovators & Founders: Commercialize breakthrough power technology and build viable pathways to data center demand.
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Investors & Funds: Access co-development opportunities in onsite power infrastructure and emerging energy ventures.
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