Eddy Energy

Local solutions for a cleaner and cheaper grid

Our Firm

‘You know, for the grid.’  Like Norville Barnes with his hula hoop, we have a simple idea—that batteries can solve our energy challenges right at the source.   With growing energy demand and hard infrastructure constraints, it’s clear that our electric grid needs all the flexibility it can get.  We provide standardized and reliable energy storage solutions to power the grid of today and tomorrow.

At Eddy Energy, our team of veterans and up-and-comers are building a business to help lead the energy transformation.  We are creative, pro-active, ambitious, and unafraid to take a position.  At the same time, we also care deeply about our industry and are committed to positively impacting those around us.  We believe the people side is the most important.

Eddy was founded in 2023 and is based in San Francisco.  We are providing grid solutions to cities and communities around the country and we can’t wait to do more.

Meet The Team

Sam Maslin

Chief Executive Officer

Sam is the CEO of Eddy Energy, leading all corporate development, market entry, power marketing and partnerships. He has fifteen years of experience developing renewable energy projects and smart grid systems across major markets in North America. Previously Sam was VP of Energy Storage at Endurant Energy, where he led a team and a 200 MWh pipeline of distributed storage assets. Prior to that he was with Stem, where he led business development and product marketing for the front-of-the-meter storage segment. Over his career Sam has held roles at Opus One Solutions, GE, ARPA-e, Recurrent Energy, and Silicon Valley Power. He has a BA from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the University of Texas.

Vivek Pandya

Chief Development Officer

Vivek is the Chief Development Officer of Eddy Energy, leading all project development, and site acquisition strategy. He has fifteen years of experience in power and renewable energy and has led the development of over 9 GW of solar, wind, and storage projects across North America. He previously led standalone storage development efforts at Broad Reach Power (BRP) with a focus on greenfield projects in CAISO, MISO, and major northeast US markets. Prior to joining BRP, Vivek led the development of a multi-GW portfolio of utility-scale solar projects across WECC, ERCOT, PJM and MISO, including several first of their kind utility-scale net-energy-metered solar projects in Texas. He has a BS from the University of Pennsylvania.

Anastasia Beckett

VP, Business Development

Anastasia is Vice President of Business Development, leading policy and origination in new markets. She has over fifteen years of experience in renewable energy and BESS project development and most recently led project development and new market entry in the West Region for New Leaf Energy (NLE).  Prior to joining NLE, she led market-entry strategy and sales for Tesla in the Western U.S.  Additionally, she started her career in Public Finance giving her a deep understanding of public and regulatory sectors and infrastructure.  She has a BS from San Francisco State University.

Steve Vavrik

Advisor

Steve Vavrik is CEO of Actuate Energy, a power development consulting firm.  He has over 20 years of experience in renewable energy and energy transition project development.  From 2023-25, Steve was CEO of Earthrise Energy, a leader in combining existing natural gas power plants with utility-scale solar projects.  Before Earthrise, he was co-founder and CEO of Broad Reach Power which developed and operated utility-scale battery storage projects.  Steve received an MPA in Public Policy from Princeton University, a JD from Yale Law School, and a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois.