01SEC/01
Renewable Energy
Greenfield prospecting, wake modeling, OEM/EPC bid management, and PPA origination — wind, solar, and grid-tied generation from site to COD.
- Greenfield
- Met masts
- OEM/EPC
- PPA origination
Scope & Budget
Energy at
institutional
scale.
FIG · 01 / SUBSTATION_NODESCALE 1:2000 · ORTHOPOWER · 765 kV
NODE_A · 30.27N / 97.74WENERGIZED
// LEDGER · YTD 2026VERIFIED · Q2
/016.2 GW+Screened Capacity
/021.4 GWContracted Load
/03$2.1 BStructured Assets
/0412ISOs Served
§ 01 · CORE VERTICALS
SYSTEM_ARCHITECTURE · v4.0Six sectors. One operating discipline.
02SEC/02
Oil & Gas
Mineral and royalty diligence, field development planning, midstream coordination, and regulatory filings for upstream and midstream operators.
- Royalty diligence
- Midstream
- Regulatory
- ESG
Scope & Budget
03SEC/03
AI Data Center
Power-first site selection, GPU cluster planning, and cooling architecture for hyperscale training and inference loads.
- Site & power
- GPU clusters
- Cooling
- Grid integration
Scope & Budget
04SEC/04
Bitcoin Mining
Flexible-load deployment, ASIC infrastructure design, and behind-the-meter integration optimized for hash rate and curtailment.
- Facility build
- ASIC design
- Hash rate
- Demand response
Scope & Budget
05SEC/05
Power Generation Procurement
Sourcing and contracting behind-the-meter and grid-tied generation — turbines, gensets, and BESS — with OEM negotiation, lead-time management, and delivery logistics.
- OEM sourcing
- Turbines & gensets
- BESS
- Lead-time mgmt
Scope & Budget
06SEC/06
Land Acquisition
Title research, leasing and purchase negotiation, easements, and entitlement work — assembling clean, buildable acreage with grid adjacency.
- Title & diligence
- Leases & options
- Easements
- Entitlements
Scope & Budget
§ 02 · THE BLOC3 METHOD
From screening to financial close.
A disciplined framework for energy deployment. We bring technical rigor to every layer of the stack — geospatial, electrical, regulatory, and financial.
Asset ValidationREADY
Load InterconnectionQUEUE
Capital CloseQ3
- 01
Site Screening
Proprietary geospatial analysis of grid capacity, substation proximity, and environmental constraints.
- 02
Load Profiling
Engineering for non-traditional loads — balancing grid stability with operational uptime targets.
- 03
Capital Structuring
Institutional-grade financial modeling and offtake negotiation to ensure long-term bankability.
§ 03 · PARTNERS & AFFILIATES
NETWORK · 21 ACTIVETrusted by developers, IPPs, and operators.
/01NODE
Sol-R
Solar Developer
/02NODE
Core
Energy Partner
/03NODE
XPlore
Development
/04NODE
Risen Energy
Gas / Oil
/05NODE
Apollo Energy
Energy Solutions
/06NODE
2Oceans
Affiliate
/07NODE
Powrex Inc
Affiliate
/08NODE
Net Brands
Affiliate
/09NODE
Blue Flare
Affiliate
/10NODE
Honestok
Affiliate
/11NODE
Aquila Commercial
Commercial Real Estate
/12NODE
Coatue Next Frontier
Venture Capital
/13NODE
CoreWeave
AI Cloud Infrastructure
/14NODE
TeraWulf
HPC Data Centers
/15NODE
Solstice
Energy Partner
/16NODE
AIB Data Centers
Data Center Developer
/17NODE
Stem Practice
Oracle Subsidiary
/18NODE
Inventure Fund
Investment Fund
/19NODE
MasterMinds
Advisory
/20NODE
Beyond Singularity
Technology Advisory
/21NODE
L&Z Investments
Investment Partner
Featured in Medium · 2024
TROPTIONS Corporation partners with Bloc3 Energy to manage Utah data center project§ 04 · PRINCIPALS
ROSTER · 01 PRINCIPALThe desk behind the deals.
Bloc3 is operator-led. Our founder brings decades of experience in energy development, capital markets, and high-density power infrastructure.
/01ID · BLOC3-001
Zach Smith
Founder & Managing Partner
Two decades structuring utility-scale energy and infrastructure deals across ERCOT and the Midwest. Leads origination, capital structuring, and offtake negotiation.
- Origination
- Capital
- Offtake