Jim Kimo Storke

About Jim Kimo Storke

Kimo has 26 years of business development (sales, channels, marketing, strategy and finance) experience and 6 years of U.S. military experience. He is one of the co-founders of Electrifi.company a Fintech focused on Financial Solutions in the renewable energy sector and a developer of near-term power-constrained AI inference infrastructure.ENERGY SECTORAs the CEO of KAS Consulting, he is responsible for origination and business development consulting with dozens of renewable energy companies in the United States. The firm has completed over 530mw worth of projects, with an enterprise value of $904M for projects with energy companies since 2010.He currently represents multiple energy infrastructure funds which combined provide the complete capital stack (early stage, construction, sponsor equity and tax equity) for all types of renewable energy projects.Community Solar/C&I (50mw - under development)Utility Scale (233mw - completed)Storage & PV, Resi (7 to 30mw) all Tesla Batt’s and PV w one of the largest developers in HawaiiKimo is a moderator and public speaker for Renewable Energy Conferences such as the Asia Pacific Renewable Energy Conference in 2011, 2012 and 2016, 2018.TECH SECTORKimo was a Global Offering Manager at IBM in the Telco Sector for 3 years and as a team member was responsible for $450 million dollars in revenue for IBM in 2003. He was a Regional Manager of Business Development at RSM McGladrey for 4 years, The seventh largest accounting/consulting firm in the nation.US MILITARY, SCHOOLS and AWARDSIn the 80\'s Kimo was a Sergeant in the US Army working as a Manager of Aircraft Electricians in the maintenance of Blackhawk Helicopters. He has 2 US Army Commendation Medals, Multiple Letter of Achievement, Honor Graduate of the US Army Avionics School.He holds a degree in Communications from Trinity University in Deerfield, Ill.Specialties: Business Development, Project Finance, Leasing, Debt Financing, Marketing and Communications, Channel DevelopmentKnowledgeable in the development of Wind, Solar, AI Edge Data Center Power projects/companies, Project Finance, and Channel Management.

Experience

1. Co-founder

   Electrifi

   Oct 2025 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Co-Founder and Vice President of Business Development of a renewable energy finance company specializing in Commercial/Industrial investment solar leases and PPA\'s for solar installers in the US. Additional development focus on AI Edge data centers use for Inference enterprise clientsPersonal Tombstone - Completed the Joint Venture with Sun Edison and First Reserve Corporation totaling $780M in project financing in 2011/12.

Education

• US Army UH-60 Blackhawk Electronics School

  Honor graduate, Electronics

  1983 — 1985

• Trinity International University

  BS, Interpersonal Communications

  1996 — 1998

• Kapi‘olani Community College

  associates degree, Culinary Arts

  1979 — 1981

• US Army UH-60 Blackhawk Avionics School

  Distinguished honor graduate, Electronics

  1984 — 1985

Skills

• Consulting
• Business Strategy
• Due Diligence
• Marketing Strategy
• Sustainable Energy
• Start-Ups
• Strategic Partnerships
• Management
• Team Building
• Smart Grid
• Market Analysis
• Leadership
• Project Management
• Sales
• Project Finance
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• New Business Development
• Strategic Consulting
• Management Consulting
• Photovoltaics
• Venture Capital
• Business Development
• Wind
• Crm
• Energy Policy
• Private Equity
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• Corporate Development
• Program Management
• Clean Technology
• Strategy
• Energy
• Renewable Energy
• Channel Management 10+ Years
• Lead Generation
• Strategic Planning