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Watt It Takes
with Sean Kelly

Sean Kelly is the Co-Founder and CEO of Amperon. Amperon provides the highest precision electricity forecasting and analytics solutions to improve grid reliability, manage financial risk, optimize renewables, and accelerate decarbonization. Emily spoke with Sean about his journey, from growing up in Sugarland, Texas, to his 25 years of expertise in energy trading at firms like Tenaska, Lehman, EDF, and E.On, to founding Amperon, a company that raised $30 million, has over 100 employees, and operates in 19 countries across Europe, North America, and Australia.

 
 
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Sean Kelly

Co-Founder & CEO
Amperon
 
 
 

For almost 25 years, Sean has been at the forefront of the energy trading industry, working for Tenaska, Lehman, EDF, and E.On. While at EDF, he led the transition of two nuclear plants (Nine Mile and Ginna) into the NYISO market, then led the buildout of E.On’s North American trading desk. Next he co-founded Bridge Power Consulting, and sold to Albireo Energy in 2019. He co-founded Amperon in 2018, and as CEO led the company to a $20M Series B fundraising round in 2023.
 
 
 
“Every investor will tell you they're a value add. Most are not, most are just money. Lean in as hard as you can on the value add and also make them prove it beforehand.”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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