Founder
Heye Power Consultants
Overview
Heye Power Consultants was born on the Tesla Gigafactory. While doing design-assist work on high-current power distribution through 2M Electrical Reps, someone asked a simple question: could we invoice for this consulting? The answer was a profitable yes — and a new business was born. Spun off from 2M in 2023, Heye Power brings first-principles engineering and hands-on field experience to the most demanding power challenges. The most complex systems — high-current, ampacity calculations, megawatt-scale loads — need someone who has designed, sold, installed, and troubleshot them firsthand.
Key Achievements
Tesla Gigafactory Origin
Born from hands-on design-assist work on the Tesla Gigafactory — delivering critical parts through a pandemic and the 2021 Texas freeze when others couldn't. Elon Musk publicly thanked Tesla suppliers in April 2021, a direct reflection of the work we were doing on the ground. That resilience proved our consulting expertise was independently valuable enough to spin off from 2M.
$25M+ with Elon's Companies
Between 2M and Heye Power, we've done over $25M combined with Elon's companies — and expect to double within a year. What started as an $870K Gigafactory win has become one of our largest ongoing relationships.
Data Center Expertise
Providing specialized consulting for data center power distribution for Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Meta, CyrusOne, Vantage, EdgeConneX, and more — where uptime requirements are absolute and ampacity calculations must be perfect.
Manufacturing Plant Design
Consulting on high-current power systems for heavy manufacturing — from gigafactories to traditional plants — where the loads are massive and the consequences of getting it wrong are measured in millions of dollars of downtime.
First-Principles Approach
Every engagement starts from the physics — not from a template. This catches errors and finds optimizations that template-based consulting misses.
Challenges & Solutions
Bridging the gap between theory and field reality
My background in controls engineering and hands-on installation work means I don't just calculate — I understand what actually happens when these systems get built and energized. This practical grounding is rare in consulting.
Keeping up with data center power demands
Data center power requirements are growing exponentially with AI and cloud computing. Staying ahead means continuously deepening expertise in high-density power distribution and thermal management.
Processes Implemented
01Site Assessment Protocol
A thorough first-principles assessment of existing power infrastructure, load requirements, growth projections, and code compliance — before any recommendations are made.
02Ampacity Analysis
Detailed thermal and ampacity modeling for high-current systems, accounting for real-world conditions like ambient temperature, conductor proximity, and duty cycles.
Lessons Learned
“In high-current systems, the margin for error is zero. A miscalculation doesn't just cause a failure — it causes a fire.”
“The best consulting engagements are the ones where you teach the client's team, not just hand them a report.”
“Data centers are the new factories — and they need the same level of power engineering rigor that heavy industry has demanded for decades.”
Gallery
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Elon Musk publicly thanking Tesla suppliers — April 2021, prompted by a text after delivering through the pandemic and Texas freeze
Elon Musk publicly thanking Tesla suppliers — April 2021, prompted by a text after delivering through the pandemic and Texas freeze
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Legrand internal recognition of the $870K+ Tesla Gigafactory win — Nick Merrill & Jason Barrett with 2M
Legrand internal recognition of the $870K+ Tesla Gigafactory win — Nick Merrill & Jason Barrett with 2M
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Data center power distribution consulting
Data center power distribution consulting
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High-current ampacity system design
High-current ampacity system design