We love snowy winters—but don’t love the energy bills that come with using heat cables.

In the mountains of Park City, our founders recognized that rooftop heat cables were far more than a building-level inefficiency—they represented one of the largest unmanaged electrical loads on the grid. Powder Watts was created to apply advanced computer vision, AI, IoT, and grid-interactive control to transform this overlooked source of waste into a scalable DER and Virtual Power Plant resource for utilities, customers, and the nation.

Meet the team behind Powder Watts.

Our team brings together exceptional talent with a proven record of transforming ambitious ideas into scalable technologies, successful deployments, and lasting market impact.

Thomas Clardy

Founder, CEO

Penn State

Thomas Riley

Chief Tech Strategist

Nvidia

Scott Pinizzoto

President

Virta Ventures

Dave Bolen

COO

NTT

Mark Nelson

Chief Financial Officer

RLG Capital

James Richardson

CTO

AWS

Mahan Bastani

Hardware / Firmware Engineer

Neato Labs

Luke Cartin

VP Energy

Vail Corp, Park City Muni, MT2030

Kai Kuck

Chief Engineer

University of Utah

Dave Sheldon

Advisor

Alpenglow Electric

Our team combines deep experience in advanced technology, energy systems, large-scale deployment, and commercialization—bringing together leaders who have built, scaled, and delivered sophisticated products and infrastructure in demanding markets.

Good for utilities, consumers, communities, and the planet.