Independent · ERCOT Focused · Industrial Scale

Wholesale-style power for industrial & multi-site operators

Austin Power Desk is an independent electricity brokerage built for large loads. We structure competitive supply, manage risk, and deliver institutional-grade procurement across ERCOT — including readiness for expanded choice in Austin and San Antonio.

20+ yrs ERCOT market experience
Industrial Focus on large & multi-site loads
Independent No REP affiliation

How we work with operators

Straightforward process designed for sophisticated buyers who need more than a rate sheet.

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Load & Contract Review

We analyze your usage profile, demand characteristics, current contracts, and risk tolerance. No generic templates.

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Competitive Procurement

We run structured RFPs or reverse auctions across vetted REPs and suppliers matched to your load shape and goals.

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Structure & Advise

Fixed, block+index, hybrids, or more complex structures. We explain trade-offs clearly so you control the decision.

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Execute & Monitor

You sign the contracts. We support onboarding, track market conditions, and stay engaged through renewal windows.

Built for operators who run real loads

Most brokers optimize for small commercial. We are built for industrial, multi-site, and complex load profiles.

True market expertise

Deep ERCOT trading, risk management, and retail energy experience — not just rate shopping.

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Industrial & multi-site focus

We understand demand charges, load factor, aggregation, and the operational realities of multi-location portfolios.

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Austin & Central Texas positioned

Local presence with clear readiness for potential retail choice expansion in Austin Energy and CPS Energy territories.

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Development & interconnection fluency

Experience across real estate, BESS sites, and interconnection processes that large users and developers care about.

What you get

Institutional-grade process without the institutional overhead.

  • Independent advice — we are not a REP
  • Competitive tension across multiple suppliers
  • Clear explanation of structure and risk
  • You retain full control and sign all contracts
  • No cost to you — compensation from suppliers
  • Ongoing market monitoring and renewal support

Services for large and multi-site loads

Procurement and advisory built around how industrial and multi-store operators actually buy power.

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Competitive Procurement

Structured RFPs and reverse auctions across qualified REPs. Apples-to-apples comparison of fixed, index, and hybrid offers tailored to your load.

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Contract Structuring

Fixed-price, block-and-index, collar products, and custom structures. We help you match product design to your risk tolerance and operational profile.

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Multi-Site Aggregation

Portfolio-level strategy for multi-store and multi-location operators. Consolidate buying power while managing site-level nuances.

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Risk & Market Advisory

Forward curve context, congestion exposure, demand charge drivers, and renewal timing. Decision support for sophisticated buyers.

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Load + Storage Context

Understanding of BESS, demand response, and behind-the-meter options that increasingly interact with supply strategy for large users.

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Austin / San Antonio Readiness

Positioned for potential retail choice expansion in municipal territories. Early engagement and process design if deregulation advances.

Who we work with

Operators and portfolios where electricity is a material cost and operational input.

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Industrial & Manufacturing

Process loads, 24/7 operations, demand-sensitive facilities

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Multi-Store Retail

Chains, franchise systems, and multi-location portfolios

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Commercial Real Estate

Property managers, landlords, and large campus loads

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Cold Storage & Logistics

High-intensity loads with predictable profiles

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Data & Critical Loads

Facilities where reliability and cost both matter

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Ag & Processing

Farms, processors, and rural industrial operations

The desk

Operators with real ERCOT experience, not pure sales brokers.

Evan Caron

Markets & Structuring

20+ years across electricity trading, risk management, retail energy, and energy-transition investing. Former Head of ERCOT trading and power origination roles at Trailstone, Managing Director at Mercuria, and Director at Deutsche Bank. Board experience with MP2 Energy (acquired by Shell). Co-founder of ClearTrace, HGP Storage, and currently CIO at Montauk Climate.

  • Deep ERCOT trading and structured products experience
  • Retail energy board and operating background
  • Utility-scale storage and energy transition investing

Aaron Ashmore

Development & Client Strategy

Real estate and project development operator focused on renewable sites, interconnections, BESS development, and commercial real estate in ERCOT. Experience across entitlement, site design, EPC coordination, and ownership of energized battery assets. Brings commercial real estate relationships and large-load project fluency to the desk.

  • BESS site acquisition, entitlement & ownership experience
  • Interconnection and project development in ERCOT
  • Commercial real estate and multi-site relationships

Ready for a serious market review?

Share your load profile or current contracts. We’ll give you a clear, independent view of options — no pressure, no obligation.

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Get a market review

Tell us about your load, locations, and current contracts. We’ll respond with next steps and a clear process.

hello@austinpowerdesk.com
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Austin, Texas · ERCOT
Independent broker · PUCT registration in process

We’ll respond within one business day. No obligation. You stay in control of all decisions.