Energy Cost Improvements –
Without Capex
We define and execute battery and other industrial energy projects faster than anyone else.
The Problem with Energy Projects
Kelvolta was founded with one goal: to make energy improvements more accessible and affordable--on an industrial scale. Most battery storage projects take 12–18 months from concept to operation. Every month of that delay is another month of avoidable expense: demand charges, grid constraints, lost operational efficiency.
The root cause: conventional developers spend months gathering site data, running iterative analyses, and revising assumptions before they take action. By the time you know your true price and system configuration, months have passed and uncertainty has grown.
Who Is Kelvolta?
Kelvolta provides technology-enabled analytical and engineering assets for industrial energy projects, such as battery energy storage. Our team includes energy engineers, computational modelers, and project developers with over two decades of experience in utility- and industrial-sclae gas turbines, solar, batteries and other energy projects. We've seen the delays, the surprises, the miscalculations that derail projects. We built Kelvolta to eliminate them.
Our distinctive advantage: Certainty through data. Speed is a by-product.
We use proprietary computational modeling to process large amounts of site-specific data—your actual load profiles, tariff structures, regulatory constraints—at speeds previously impossible in the battery storage sector. The result: detailed, high-fidelity engineering and economic analysis delivered before you sign a contract, not months after.
Our Team
Jon Guice, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
With 25 years of experience building utility and industrial energy businesses, Jon Guice has originated and closed financing for over $1 billion in thermal and renewable power projects. As former COO and project development executive at Qcells, Greenskies and Open Mountain, he brings a proven track record of managing complex projects in dynamic energy markets. He is the author of pioneering publications on power purchase agreements, advanced control systems, and energy storage for grid stability. Before energy, Dr. Guice worked in computer science and AI at Stanford and NASA. He holds a Ph.D. in technology management from UC San Diego. His deep proficiency in advanced technologies and project delivery drives substantial improvements in industrial facility energy performance.
Elizabeth Stephens, PhD
Chief Financial Officer
Elizabeth Stephens, a Harvard-educated CPA, has more than 20 years of experience and has managed over $5 billion in assets and transactions in technology and energy. Based in Silicon Valley, Stephens led finance for a Sumitomo subsidiary and has held senior roles in venture capital, private equity, Arthur Andersen and Deloitte. She has provided expertise in more than 300 complex corporate, tax and investment cases. Stephens managed financial operations for Sumitomo Corporation's Silicon Valley subsidiary, overseeing international capital flows and corporate investment functions. She directed fund accounting for Francisco Partners, Venrock and TriplePoint Capital, managing complex investment structures and reporting to institutional limited partners. Stephens holds a master's in accountancy and a doctorate, and is trusted by leading technology and energy clients for strategic financial guidance.
Casey Gilley
Chief Investment Officer
Casey Gilley brings deep expertise in structured finance and investment management to Kelvolta. Over his career, he has structured and arranged more than $1.4 billion in debt and equity for energy projects. Casey has served in investment leadership roles in energy project and real estate development, and has led Solar CFO, a platform that optimizes capital deployment for commercial, industrial and distributed generation power project portfolios. Renowned for his work in large-scale project financings and asset management, Casey’s background in capital structuring and risk management ensures robust investor outcomes. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration and is a former Certified Public Accountant.