Michael Britt brings over 30 years of experience in the energy and telecom industry to his role with Clarum Advisors. Michael is currently the CEO of Net Zero Energy Partners (NZEP), focused on data center clean energy, technology solutions and net zero data center campus development. Prior to his work with NZEP, he served as the CEO of Southern Company subsidiary Southern Telecom, where he led data center growth and developed an ultralow-latency network for Atlanta. Prior, Michael served as Chief Innovation Officer for Southern Company, leading its Energy Innovation Center, exploring advancement of new nuclear and hydrogen generation throughout the Southeast and supporting an industry-leading commitment to robust research and development.

Areas of expertise:

• Clean energy generation and decarbonization for data centers

• Net zero data center campus development

• Utility and telecom innovation and technology solutions

• Utility clean energy innovation, including nuclear and hydrogen generation

• Market growth strategies, acquisition / diversification strategies, and due diligence for utilities

• Energy infrastructure, DERs, public policy, technology development and customer experience

• Smart grid strategy and utility enterprise transformation

• Ultralow-latency network design and deployment