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kV Power
kV Power provides mobile substation and electrical testing infrastructure for Permian Basin energy operators, led by founder Kyle Vann.
kV Power
kV Power was founded in 2005 in Andrews, Texas, by energy entrepreneur Kyle Vann. The firm emerged from the operational realities of the Permian Basin, where remote drilling and production sites routinely lack grid access. Rather than competing with large-scale utility contractors, Vann structured kV Power around mobile, rapidly deployable electrical solutions — substations, switchgear, and testing services that can move with the rig count. The firm's core strategy spans three distinct infrastructure verticals. Electrical testing and maintenance covers acceptance testing, relay calibration, and cable fault location for industrial clients. Field services handles the physical installation and commissioning of medium- and high-voltage equipment, from transformer hookups to breaker retrofits. The equipment arm sells, rents, and remanufactures mobile substations and switchgear — a capital-light model that lets E&P operators avoid permanent infrastructure commitments in fields with uncertain well life. The Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale represent the primary geographic footprint, with service crews routinely deployed to Lea County, New Mexico and the Midland-Odessa corridor. In May 2024, kV Power acquired EPS Texas's electrical testing division, adding six NETA-certified technicians and expanding its service territory eastward into the Barnett Shale region. This bolt-on deal underscored the firm's organic-plus-acquisition growth model, which has operated without any known institutional capital partner. kV Power remains privately held, with no disclosed outside investors or adjacent fund vehicles. kV Power's genuine structural difference is its equipment inventory model. Unlike pure-service electrical contractors that bill solely for labor and engineering hours, the firm maintains a proprietary fleet of mobile substations and remanufactured switchgear. This allows kV Power to serve as a one-stop provider of both the physical hardware and the technical labor to deploy it, reducing procurement friction for operators who would otherwise coordinate between separate equipment lessors and electrical contractors on a compressed drilling timetable.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
2005
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Andrews
Corporate office
Andrews, TX, United States
Principals
Kyle Vann
Chief Executive Officer
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at kV Power?
kV Power is a privately held operating company, not an investment fund, so strategic decisions rest with founder and CEO Kyle Vann. No external investment committee or limited partner advisory board has been disclosed. The firm's disciplined acquisition strategy — including the bolt-on of EPS Texas's electrical testing arm — suggests centralized decision-making by Vann without an institutional governance layer.
Is kV Power an energy infrastructure fund or an operating services company?
kV Power operates as a specialized electrical infrastructure services company, not a pooled investment vehicle. It generates revenue from field labor, testing contracts, and equipment sales and rentals rather than managing third-party capital. There is no evidence of a separate fund structure, general partner entity, or limited partner base.
What differentiates kV Power's equipment model from typical electrical contractors?
The firm owns a fleet of mobile substations and remanufactured switchgear that it deploys alongside its service crews. Most electrical contractors are pure labor-and-engineering shops — they install and maintain client-purchased gear. kV Power's ability to supply both the gear and the technicians — especially in remote Permian Basin locations where procurement lead times can delay completions — reduces the number of vendors an operator must manage on a single pad.
Which basin does kV Power primarily serve?
The Permian Basin is the firm's dominant operating geography, with Andrews, Texas as the headquarters and staging hub. kV Power also services the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas and expanded into the Barnett Shale with its 2024 acquisition of EPS Texas's testing division. The mobile nature of its substation fleet allows it to shift assets between basins as rig counts migrate.
Does kV Power accept outside institutional capital or have a fund structure?
No outside institutional capital has been disclosed. kV Power appears to be self-funded through founder equity and operating cash flow. There is no separate management company, general partner entity, or limited partner vehicle — distinguishing it from infrastructure funds that pool third-party commitments for project-level investment.
What electrical testing certifications does kV Power hold?
The firm employs NETA-certified technicians who perform acceptance testing, maintenance testing, and cable fault location on medium- and high-voltage equipment. The 2024 acquisition of EPS Texas's electrical testing arm explicitly added six NETA-certified technicians to the workforce, reinforcing the firm's in-house testing credibility alongside its field services and equipment divisions.
Is kV Power involved in renewable energy infrastructure?
The firm's public record emphasizes oilfield electrical infrastructure — mobile substation deployment for drilling and completion operations — rather than utility-scale renewable projects. However, the same mobile substation and testing capabilities are transferable to battery storage and solar interconnection work. No contracted renewables project has been publicly disclosed.
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