Meet Danny Gold of Green Water and Power

Today we’d like to introduce you to Danny Gold.

Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
It started with a single slide. As a sophomore in college, I enrolled in a course taught by Dan Kammen, a nationally acclaimed clean energy professor. He pulled up an image of a wind turbine with one simple caption: 4 cents/kWh. At the time, I was splitting a PG&E bill with five roommates in Oakland — we were paying nearly 15 cents/kWh. That gap between what energy costs and what it could cost told me everything I needed to know. I’ve been chasing that delta ever since.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
The journey has been more like a roller coaster than a smooth road. Clean energy sounds like an easy sell — who doesn’t want cheaper, cleaner power? But our business model puts us in direct competition with some of the most powerful interests in the world: incumbent utilities and oil and gas companies that have spent decades shaping the regulatory and political landscape in their favor.

That opposition is tangible. We’ve had solar installations ready to go, only to hit a wall when trying to connect them to the grid. We’ve built business plans around government incentive programs, only to watch them evaporate when political winds shifted. The policy environment for clean energy doesn’t just change — it whipsaws, and that instability has real consequences for companies trying to build something lasting.

What keeps us going is the belief that this transition is inevitable. The economics are undeniable.

Great, so let’s talk business. Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Green Water and Power is a leading installer and operator of EV charger infrastructure — and the industry leader nationwide in operating chargers in multifamily buildings. But what really drives our success isn’t software or a slick app. Its construction. With nearly 80 electricians working across the country, we put boots on the ground at a moment when the clean energy transition desperately needs them. The world is undergoing a generational transformation of its energy infrastructure, and that transformation doesn’t happen without people who actually know how to build things.

Our competitors sell a turnkey service and outsource the hard part. We do it ourselves. That’s not just an operational choice — it’s a statement of values. Construction is so central to who we are that we extend equity ownership to key members of our construction team. We think that matters deeply. The clean energy conversation often centers on equity in the form of government incentives flowing to disadvantaged communities. We believe actual ownership in a growing company is far more transformative — and we’re proud to offer that to the people doing the work. We are equally committed to developing the next generation of skilled tradespeople, providing hands-on, career-level training to those ready to build the future of clean energy alongside us.

What do you like best about our city? What do you like least?
Los Angeles is a paradox in the best way. It’s the largest city in one of the biggest economies in the world, a genuine leader in environmental policy, and — as a sun-drenched car culture — a natural proving ground for clean energy companies. If you can build a national EV charging business anywhere, you build it here first.

At the same time, I’m an environmentalist before I’m a businessman. And no matter how many EV chargers we install, I can’t ignore the fact that L.A. still lacks a truly comprehensive public transit system. The greenest mile is the one you don’t drive at all.

Pricing:

• Because we handle construction in-house rather than outsourcing to licensed electrical contractors the way most competitors do, our cost structure is fundamentally different — and that savings gets passed on to our clients. Simply put: GWP pricing is hard to beat.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.greeenwaterandpower.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gwpevs/?hl=en#
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-water-and-power/

Image Credits
Jamie J.Dixx Photography