About
Olive Power is a development platform for distributed AI infrastructure. We bring together land, power, scalable infrastructure, cooling and community integration to move opportunities from concept toward deployment.
- Mission
- Turn land and power into deployment-ready AI infrastructure, planned with the communities where it operates.
- Vision
- Sustainable AI capacity that meets speed-to-market requirements: powered from the first day, scaled with demand and part of the community around it.
Why Olive Power exists.
AI demand is moving faster than conventional infrastructure development.
Powered capacity is scarce. Interconnection can take years. Permitting and community acceptance increasingly determine which projects can move forward.
Olive Power was built around a different approach: start with viable power and land, retire development risk early, deploy in nodes and scale with demand.
How we work.
- 01Source
- 02De-risk
- 03Develop
- 04Deploy
- 05Repeat
The same development process can be applied across multiple sites and customers, creating a repeatable platform.
Leadership
A leadership team with experience across technology, clean energy, finance, operations and construction logistics.

Erick McKinley
Chief Executive Officer
Enterprise IT, data-center infrastructure and program leadership
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Dr. Carlos Fernandez-Aballi
Chief Technical Officer
Power systems, solar and modular infrastructure design
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Dr. Alton McKinley
Chief Financial Officer
Financial governance and project economics
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Darryl Sanders
Chief Operating Officer
Construction supply chain and logistics
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Bill Baver
Chief Strategy Officer
Operational excellence across large-scale energy and data environments
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Kevin Williams
Chief Marketing Officer
Smart-city and facilities technology; 35+ years of leadership
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Olive Power's team brings experience across
- 01Data-center infrastructure
- 02Power + energy systems
- 03Distributed infrastructure engineering
- 04Construction + logistics
- 05Finance + project economics
- 06Strategy + commercialization
Advisory Board

Nicole Banks, MBA
Grid Interconnection · Project Controls Cost Specialist
Grid Interconnection · Project Controls Cost Specialist
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Temoney Banks Consulting LLC, Owner
Prof. Dr. James Fletcher
Technical Director
Technical Director
JEA | UNF Sustainable Solutions Lab
Nelson Hellmuth, P.E.
Solar Design Engineer
Solar Design Engineer
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Etajoule, Engineer Director
Missy Pitcher, MPA, PMP, CSM, MCTS, SA
Project Management
Project Management
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BDM Squared, CEO/Principal Consultant
Jose de Lasa, Esq.
Legal Counsel
Legal Counsel
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Lasa Law & Consultancy, Principal
Liliana Diaz Parrondo
EMS Software
EMS Software
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Etajoule, Operations Director
Partners
AI infrastructure requires coordinated expertise across power, technology, engineering, development, construction, operations and finance. Olive Power works with partners whose capabilities can be integrated into a repeatable development platform.
Current partners
- 01
Technology + Equipment
Compute, electrical systems, cooling, storage, controls and connectivity.
- 02
Energy
Utilities, generation, solar, battery storage and other distributed-energy solutions.
- 03
Engineering + Delivery
Architecture, engineering, EPC, modular unit fabrication, commissioning and ongoing service.
- 04
Sites + Development
Landowners, developers, brokers, municipalities and local development organizations.
- 05
Project + Infrastructure Finance
Project and infrastructure finance partners matched to each project's stage of development.
Frequently asked questions
01What does Olive Power do?
Olive Power develops distributed AI infrastructure: land, power, compute nodes, cooling and community integration planned as one system, so capacity can be deployed where it is needed and expanded as demand grows.
02What problem is Olive Power solving?
AI capacity is waiting two years or more for a grid connection, and powered, permitted sites are scarce. Olive Power starts with viable power and land, retires development risk early, and deploys OP MACH4 nodes on an onsite microgrid so the deployment date, not the utility queue, drives the plan.
03How does the development process work?
Source, De-risk, Develop, Deploy, Repeat. We find land and power with a viable path, secure the site and advance power, engineering, permitting and entitlements, integrate site, power, cooling and node infrastructure, bring capacity online, and apply the model across sites, markets and customers.
04What does “community-integrated” mean?
Olive Power integrates community considerations into the development process from the beginning, before a site and design are selected. We consider power, water, land use and operating impacts alongside opportunities for local investment, workforce development, procurement and education.
05How do you address power and water concerns?
With an onsite microgrid sized to each site: solar and battery storage behind the meter as primary power, optional generation where the site supports it, and the grid as backup; closed-loop, zero-water cooling; phased development; and transparent infrastructure planning.
06What local value can a project create?
Every project is different, but potential local benefits can include construction and operating employment, local procurement opportunities, workforce development, technology education and local business participation. Specific commitments are agreed with each community for each project.
07What are the AI Centers of Excellence?
Olive Power's AI Centers of Excellence will connect infrastructure development with education, workforce training and practical AI adoption. Programs can be developed with local schools, universities, businesses and civic institutions around the needs of each community.
08Where are your projects?
Olive Power is developing a pipeline, starting in Colorado and Louisiana. Each opportunity moves through five stages (under evaluation, site secured, in development, under construction, operating) and a site moves to the next stage only when the documents behind that stage are in place.
09Who does Olive Power partner with?
Technology and equipment providers; energy partners including utilities, generation, solar and battery storage; engineering and delivery firms; landowners, developers, brokers and municipalities; and project and infrastructure finance partners matched to each project's stage.
10How do I start working with Olive Power?
Use Get Started to book a meeting, or take the optional accelerated MACH4 path (watch the overview, register, accept the NDA, complete the discovery guide and schedule). You can also send a message through the Contact page. We'll start with the requirements that matter: workload, location, capacity and timing.