Steel Belt Redevelopment Partners

Capital · Sites · Power · Industrial Midwest

Electrified Asset Creation

We lead energy infrastructure projects for a variety of needs on both sides of the meter, aligned with domestic innovation in industrial energy technology. From origination to placed-in-service asset, across Michigan and the greater Steel Belt region.

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01 / Two Ways to Engage

Two ways we engage

Containerized battery energy storage system commissioned on a concrete pad beside a redeveloped industrial building, with technicians inspecting the battery racks
Electrified asset creation

Electrified Asset Creation

For site owners, capital partners, utilities, and operators. Grid-facing storage, behind-the-meter generation, and load-side edge data centers on one site, one interconnection, and one capital structure.

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Energy procurement

Energy Procurement and Advisory

For commercial, industrial, and municipal customers. Competitive electric and gas supply, tariff optimization, and energy resource strategies that lower delivered energy cost and create budget certainty.

Energy services

02 / What We Create

Assets on both sides of the power equation

Grid-facing storage earns from flexibility and resilience. Behind-the-meter generation serves the load. Load-side edge data centers monetize existing power, fiber, and industrial land. All three share one site, one interconnection, and one capital structure.

  1. 1.
    Technician inspecting battery racks inside a containerized battery energy storage system
    Grid-facing storage

    Grid-Facing Storage

    Modular behind-the-meter storage assets, including virtual power plant blocks. Revenue from capacity, frequency regulation, ancillary services, and demand-charge management.

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    Containerized edge data center modules sited on a brownfield parcel next to a former industrial building
    Load-side edge data centers

    Load-Side Edge Data Centers

    Operator-ready edge data-center assets at brownfield and industrial sites with existing utility headroom and fiber, co-located with generation and storage.

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    Aerial view of a distributed energy resource compound with modular containerized storage, switchgear, and a fenced interconnection yard
    Distributed energy resources

    Distributed Energy Resources

    Behind-the-meter generation that serves the load: natural gas linear generators, reciprocating engines, and renewables, paired with storage for resilience, load following, and grid export.

03 / Regional Position

Three operating concentrations

Southeast Michigan, Northern Illinois, and PJM Ohio are the first operating concentrations within a broader Midwest platform. Each pairs underused industrial land with existing utility headroom and long-haul fiber.

Southeast Michigan: brownfield parcels, fiber corridors, and substations Macomb County Monroe County St. Clair County Wayne County Oakland County Washtenaw County MACOMB MONROE ST. CLAIR WAYNE OAKLAND WASHTENAW Delray / SW Detroit River Rouge Highland Park Hamtramck / Conant Warren former auto plant Mt. Clemens corridor Pontiac GM Centerpoint Ypsilanti Willow Run Monroe riverfront Port Huron industrial Belle River substation Monroe Plant substation St. Clair substation Trenton Chan. substation Wixom substation Pontiac sub substation Detroit Candidate brownfield parcel Utility substation Long-haul fiber corridor

Southeast Michigan

  • Power headroom on existing distribution and subtransmission.
  • Fiber routes already in the ground along I-94 and I-75.
  • Parcels inside the zoning envelope for industrial reuse.

Northern Illinois (ComEd)

  • ComEd distribution and subtransmission capacity across the Chicago metro and collar counties.
  • Fiber corridors along I-90, I-94, I-55, and I-80.
  • Former steel, manufacturing, and industrial sites with permitted reuse history.

PJM Ohio

  • PJM market access across AEP Ohio, FirstEnergy, AES Ohio, and Duke Energy Ohio territory.
  • Fiber corridors along I-71, I-75, I-70, and the Ohio Turnpike.
  • Former steel, automotive, and manufacturing sites across the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Dayton metros.

04 / How We Execute

Four execution lines, one engagement

One accountable workstream from origination to placed-in-service asset. Detail on the capabilities and approach pages.

Technology Development

Partner with high-growth energy equipment manufacturers to integrate their technology into placed-in-service assets.

Program and Project Management

Stage-gate governance, schedule and budget control, and field coordination through closeout.

Capital and Investor Support

Financial models, data rooms, and investor and lender materials.

Contractor Bench and Field Execution

Qualified electrical, civil, and controls bench with field oversight.

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05 / Leadership

Principals

Portrait of Jake Herbert

Jake Herbert

Principal · Industrial Real Estate and Capital Partnerships

Industrial real estate investor and capital partnerships leader focused on brownfield conversion across the Midwest. U.S. Olympian and national champion turned operator.

Portrait of Luke Stephenson

Luke Stephenson

Principal · Energy and Infrastructure

Energy sector integrator and commercial project developer. Battery storage deployment, frequency regulation, behind-the-meter energy systems, and industrial energy procurement.

All inquiries by form. Principals respond directly to qualified site, utility, capital, and operator inquiries.

06 / Program Scoping

We work with a few partners at a time

If you represent a site, a utility, a capital source, a municipality, or an asset operator, send a note.