TLDR Founders · MISCELLANEOUS

THE ONE-PERSON, BILLION-DOLLAR POWER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

jamesmcwalter.com10 min read

Summary from the TLDR Founders newsletter

Power development has always been a slog: years of permits, consultants, site visits, and spreadsheets that eat entire teams. That's about to change. With new data systems, permitting software, robotics, and orchestration tools, one person could realistically manage hundreds of megawatts of projects and generate $100M in fees. This piece explores how an industry known for red tape might collapse into a one-person business model.