Michael Parrella

Writer

CEO, ennrgy

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Join date: Nov 30, 2025

About

As CEO of SoftSmiths and Risk360 and Co-Founder of Ennrgy, I’m leading a full-stack reinvention of energy operations software. When our largest customer churned and the legacy stack collapsed under technical debt, we didn’t just patch—we built a modern AI-native platform: zero-integration onboarding, decision intelligence overlays, and a Core → Pro → Elite model aligned to trader, scheduler, and strategy personas. Now with the edition of Risk360 to our family, we can apply AI-powered professional risk management, margin analytics and decision intelligence across all aspects of the energy industry.

Posts (2)

Feb 23, 2026 ∙ 4 min

The Five-Gigawatt Toaster: Why Data Centers Have an Energy Problem Nobody Wants to Talk About

Imagine you wake up one morning and decide you need toast. Not just any toast — you need all the toast. You need toast at a scale that would make a Waffle House line cook weep. This is, in the most absurdly accurate way I can describe it, what's happening right now across the data center energy landscape.

Nov 26, 2024 ∙ 2 min

Is Your SCADA Data Working as Hard as Your Renewable Assets?

Renewable energy companies generate more than just clean power—they generate data. From SCADA systems to market trends, your operations are