Biography
A recognized expert on large power loads and grid strategy, JohnPaul consults for major enterprises and has served as an expert witness on siting large data center loads. He has deep experience in the MISO and SPP power markets, including bilateral settlement agreements for electricity, and has helped utilities design market-based rates and Demand Response programs that align data centers with grid reliability and economics.
An entrepreneur since age 15, when he launched a robotics camp, JohnPaul has since built three businesses, including Aurum, originally founded in 2016 as MiningStore. He has been involved in Bitcoin mining since the asset traded near $70 per coin and now advises Fortune 1000 companies entering the mining and digital infrastructure space. Combining energy-market fluency with hands-on development experience, John Paul is helping define the next generation of modular, energy-efficient data centers in the United States