Built to own and operate critical energy infrastructure.

Institutional discipline meets hands-on execution. We combine deep project finance expertise with real operational capability to deliver infrastructure that performs.

Our Approach

We think like owners, not contractors.

Energy Optimum was founded on a straightforward thesis: on-site energy infrastructure, when properly structured and operated, produces some of the most attractive risk-adjusted returns in infrastructure finance.

We don't sell equipment. We deploy permanent capital into energy assets that we design, build, own, and operate for the full duration of their useful life. Our incentives are aligned with our clients — we only succeed when our systems perform.

That ownership mentality shapes everything we do, from how we underwrite counterparty credit to how we spec inverters and wire management systems.

1 GW+
Total Deployed Capacity
IG
Infrastructure Grade Returns with Contained Counterparty Risk
$0
Client Capital Required
What Guides Us

Operating Principles

The convictions that govern how we deploy capital, engineer systems, and serve our partners.

01

Ownership Alignment

We invest our own capital alongside our partners. When the system underperforms, we bear the cost — not our clients. True alignment only comes from shared risk.

02

Institutional Rigor

Every project is underwritten to institutional standards — independent engineering, third-party resource assessment, and conservative financial modeling throughout.

03

Operational Excellence

We monitor, maintain, and optimize every system we own. Proactive asset management isn't a service tier — it's embedded in our ownership model.

04

Transparent Structuring

Our contracts are designed to be understood, not endured. Clear escalation terms, defined performance guarantees, and straightforward termination provisions.

05

Long-Duration Thinking

We build for 30-year asset lives, not quarterly returns. Our capital is patient, our engineering is conservative, and our partnerships are designed to compound.

06

Measurable Outcomes

Every system comes with real-time monitoring, quarterly performance reporting, and clear accountability. We don't promise savings — we prove them.

Who We Are

Leadership

A leadership team with deep roots in energy infrastructure, project finance, and institutional asset management.

Arno Aghamalian

Arno Aghamalian

Chief Executive Officer

Visionary operator with 20+ years building and scaling energy infrastructure platforms across commercial, institutional, and municipal markets.

Peter Maros

Peter Maros

Chief Investment Officer

Leads capital deployment strategy and portfolio construction, underwriting high-conviction infrastructure investments across the platform.

Negin Stern

Negin Stern

Of Counsel

Of Counsel to Energy Optimum, advising on complex transactions, project structuring, and legal risk management. Licensed to practice law in California and Arizona, with broker licenses in both states and more than two decades of legal experience spanning municipal matters, real estate development, and solar and renewable energy infrastructure.

Rainier de Ocampo

Rainier de Ocampo

Chief Marketing Officer

Drives brand strategy and market positioning, translating complex infrastructure narratives into compelling stories that resonate with institutional and commercial audiences.

Energy infrastructure should be a strategic asset, not an operational burden.

We take on the complexity — design, capital, construction, maintenance, and performance risk — so our clients gain predictable energy costs, reliable infrastructure, and measurable outcomes.