About the Founders
Neil Tarrant, Co-Founder & CEO
Neil's expertise is in evaluating and validating commissioning quality, operational readiness, and risk exposure to enable owners, insurers, lenders, and underwriters to maintain viability and insurability as the storage and hybrid assets industry scales globally.
His background spans project execution, commissioning, and operational readiness for utility-scale BESS and mission-critical standby power systems. Before co-founding MPOWER Grid Edge, he managed the delivery of front-of-the-meter storage projects for FlexGen across CAISO, ERCOT, and the Pacific Northwest. His successful track record includes bringing more than 850 MWh of BESS capacity online and overseeing the construction of an additional 900 MWh.
Earlier in his career, Neil led complex deployments for mission-critical facilities, including first-of-kind modular double-stacked 3 MW generator systems and Tier IV high-capacity standby power solutions. He holds an Executive MBA in Energy and Renewables from the University of Oklahoma.
Jeff Gruettert, Co-Founder (Advisory)
Jeff advises on the company's efforts to deliver lasting, substantial efficiency improvements for clients while fostering a culture that attracts, develops, and retains exceptional people. He brings a founder’s mindset to building disciplined operating models that simplify decisions, align stakeholders around shared priorities, and accelerate execution.
Early in his career, Jeff grew a startup into a multi-million-dollar enterprise, guided post-merger integration, and created foundational systems for operations, sales, finance, and talent.
As a senior product and operations leader at MISO, he helps deliver the data and visualization capabilities operators rely on to support real-time grid reliability. Jeff partners with investors, owners, and operators to align strategy, technology, and program management, unifying assurance and strengthening confidence in performance across complex organizations.
He maintains active professional credentials, including Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Professional Product Owner (CSP-PO), and ITIL Foundation, and holds an Executive MBA in Energy and Renewables from the University of Oklahoma.
