# Digital Power Optimization, Inc.

> Digital Power Optimization (DPO) is a New York-based energy services company that builds and operates 'power-first' flexible data centers at renewable power plants. Its on-site data centers - running bitcoin mining and AI workloads - consume electricity only when it is curtailed, wasted, or undervalued, then curtail during peak demand so power can be sold back to the grid. The model lets hydro, wind, and other generators capture over $100/MWh from otherwise stranded power while helping stabilize the grid.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Andrew Webber (Founder & CEO), Alex Stoewer (Co-Founder & COO)
- **Team size:** 5
- **Products:** Power-First Flexible Data Centers, Flexible Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), Consulting & Asset Management
- **Notable:** Closed a $2.5M Series A led by NYDIG in February 2022., Repowered a 6-MW hydroelectric plant near Lake Arbutus, Wisconsin to power modular bitcoin mining., Profiled by The Economist, Bloomberg and S&P Global.

## Products & services

- **Power-First Flexible Data Centers** — On-site, customized data centers built at renewable power plants that run bitcoin mining or AI compute only when power is curtailed, wasted or undervalued, and power down during peak demand with no efficiency penalty. DPO handles asset analysis, EPC (engineering, procurement, construction), server sourcing and installation, and ongoing operations.
- **Flexible Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)** — For producers not ready to vertically integrate, DPO builds and operates its own data center on the client's site, paying above market rate for otherwise undervalued power and curtailing its load during peak grid demand so the producer can sell to the grid.
- **Consulting & Asset Management** — Deal structuring, due diligence, investor reporting, ASIC/GPU financing oversight, cash flow modeling, financial fairness opinions and capital sourcing for power producers evaluating data center opportunities.

## Achievements

- Closed a $2.5M Series A led by NYDIG in February 2022.
- Repowered a 6-MW hydroelectric plant near Lake Arbutus, Wisconsin to power modular bitcoin mining.
- Profiled by The Economist, Bloomberg and S&P Global.
- Executed its first BTC-denominated hashprice contract with Luxor (2023).
- Announced a ~$200M AI data center in partnership with Billerud (2025).
- Partnered with Schneider Electric on wind-powered modular AI data centers (2024).
- Signed a behind-the-meter wind PPA to directly power a 100MW green data center project (2024).

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — S&P Global interviewed DPO on how a drop in the bitcoin price affects power usage.
- **2025-01** — DPO launched a ~$200M AI data center in partnership with Billerud.
- **2025-01** — DPO spoke on alternatives to hyperscale at USEA Energy Tech Connect and DCD Connect.
- **2024-04** — DPO partnered with Schneider Electric to build wind-powered modular AI data centers.
- **2024-03** — DPO acquired a controlling stake in another hydroelectric asset.
- **2024-01** — DPO signed a behind-the-meter wind PPA to directly power a 100MW green data center project.

## Links

- Website: https://digitalpoweroptimization.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/digitalpoweroptimization

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Last updated: 2026-07-21