# Ryan Hanley

> Ryan Hanley is the Founder and CEO of Equilibrium Energy, the company building PowerOS - an agentic AI platform purpose-built for the power industry. A civil engineer turned energy executive, Hanley spent nearly two decades inside the machine of grid transformation at PG&E, SolarCity, Tesla, and Shell before founding Equilibrium in 2021. With $100M+ raised and NRG Energy as a production customer, he is making a direct bet that AI can unify the fragmented data and systems that hold the power grid back.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Equilibrium Energy
- **Organizations:** Equilibrium Energy, Pacific Energy Institute (Advisory Board, 2020-2024)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Master of Science, Civil Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, MBA, UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business
- **Known for:** Founded Equilibrium Energy in 2021 and raised $100M+ across Series A, B, and B2, Achieved best-in-class battery performance: more revenue per MW than any other similarly-sized 1-hour grid-scale battery in ERCOT (Texas) in 2024, First major enterprise AI platform deployment in power industry via NRG Energy (production use of PowerOS)

## Career timeline

- **2004-2006** — MS Civil Engineering at Trinity College Dublin - began international energy focus
- **2009-2011** — MBA at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
- **~2011-2013** — Bain & Company - strategy consulting with energy sector focus
- **~2013-2015** — Head of Smart Grid Technologies at Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) - early distributed energy work
- **~2015-2016** — Vice President of Grid Engineering Solutions at SolarCity - distributed energy integration
- **2016-2017** — Director of Grid Services at Tesla (following Tesla's acquisition of SolarCity) - battery grid integration and wholesale market operations
- **2017-2018** — Chief Product Officer at Advanced Microgrid Solutions
- **2018-2021** — General Manager at Shell - led development of digital and AI platform for global power operations
- **2020-2024** — Advisory Board Member, Pacific Energy Institute
- **2021** — Founded Equilibrium Energy
- **2022** — Raised $30M Series A led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures
- **2024-07** — Entered California energy markets with 40MW/40MWh battery
- **2024-10** — Closed $39M Series B led by DCVC; NRG Energy partnership announced; PowerOS live in production
- **2025-03** — Raised $28M Series B2 led by GS Energy; launched EQ Mission Control platform
- **2025** — Spoke at Aspen Ideas Climate Conference on modernizing the power system
- **2026-04** — Announced strategic partnership with leading global commodities trading house for AI-native power trading

## Achievements

- Founded Equilibrium Energy in 2021 and raised $100M+ across Series A, B, and B2
- Achieved best-in-class battery performance: more revenue per MW than any other similarly-sized 1-hour grid-scale battery in ERCOT (Texas) in 2024
- First major enterprise AI platform deployment in power industry via NRG Energy (production use of PowerOS)
- Built and operates 60 MW/120 MWh Ormat battery projects in ERCOT
- Speaker at Aspen Ideas Climate, CERAWeek, and Climate Week NYC
- Built Shell's digital and AI platform for global power operations before founding Equilibrium
- Led grid services at Tesla following acquisition of SolarCity
- Advisory Board Member, Pacific Energy Institute

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Equilibrium Energy announced strategic partnership with a leading global commodities trading house to deploy AI-native power trading strategies
- **2025-03** — Raised $28M Series B2 led by GS Energy with participation from NRG Energy; launched flagship EQ Mission Control software platform
- **2025** — Spoke at Aspen Ideas Climate Conference: 'A Modern Power System for Record Demand'
- **2024-10** — Closed $39M Series B led by DCVC; announced NRG Energy as production customer of PowerOS; expanded into California markets
- **2024-07** — Entered California energy markets with 40MW/40MWh battery asset

## Links

- Website: https://equilibriumenergy.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rchanley
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=100072189867237

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Last updated: 2026-05-23