Omer Bese
I'm an energy systems engineer and founder in Los Angeles. I work out what data center power contracts cost and who ends up paying, and I build the software that does the math.
I started in the field, running lighting rebate projects in Los Angeles from the bulb count to the utility's sign-off.
Recent work
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The Hawesville power contract
A 482 MW data center contract in Kentucky, priced term by term from public filings. One finding: at least $9.7M billed for power not yet drawn.
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Wythe County, Virginia
What $10M of free home upgrades near a 210 MW campus would cost under Virginia's capacity credit law. $5.6M over 14 years in the base case.
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WattShed
Software for energy programs that data centers fund in the homes around them.
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ManorOS
A home energy audit app for iPhone, on the App Store.
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PowerUP
Neighborhood battery islands for wildfire shutoffs. A weekend hackathon build with a team of four, top 20.
Experience
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WattShedFounder and Engineer2026 to now
Community energy programs for data centers.
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BonjuurFounder2022 to 2025
A housekeeping service built on short daily visits. Raised $90,000, including $25,000 from Jason Calacanis.
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Tulip HausCo-Founder2020 to 2025
Imported handmade Turkish home goods. Sourcing, customs, ocean freight and wholesale.
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SpirohomeBusiness Developer2019
Oversaw FDA clearance work for a connected medical device across hardware engineering, regulatory and sales.
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Istanbul Chamber of IndustryAssociate Specialist, Energy & Environment2018 to 2019
Helped launch an industrial energy audit program and supervised its first factory audit.
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NularisEnergy Efficiency Engineer2016 to 2017
Ran commercial lighting rebate projects under LADWP's incentive program.
Education
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Columbia UniversityM.S. Sustainability Management2016
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Istanbul Bilgi UniversityB.S. Energy Systems Engineering2014
Thesis on geothermal power, using well data that Ormat shared for it.