Energy Reliability Engineering

Power that never
stops. No matter
what the grid does.

Custom wind, solar, and battery storage systems for agriculture
and food & beverage cold storage operations.

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Our Approach

We keep your operation running — no matter what the grid does.

KJ Energy Development specializes in energy reliability engineering for the agriculture and food & beverage cold storage industries, where power interruptions aren't just costly — they're catastrophic.

We design and develop custom renewable energy systems working in close partnership with Skystream Energy, bringing best-in-class wind, solar, and battery storage solutions including Skystream's newest hybrid technology that combines generation and storage in a single, integrated system.

Our focus is development: identifying the right solution for your operation, engineering a system tailored to your energy profile and risk tolerance, and guiding the project from site assessment through commissioning.

Founder

Katie Holmstrom

Katie Holmstrom has spent her career at the intersection of technology and innovation, but her passion has always pointed toward energy — the way it's stored, delivered, and experienced by the communities that depend on it.

Guided by an advisor with two decades of renewable energy experience, she made the leap from tech to build something of her own. She partnered with Skystream Energy and founded KJ Energy Development to bring reliable, renewable power to the farms and food operations that can least afford an outage.

For Katie, this isn't just an industry shift — it's the work she's been building toward.

Do you have energy reliability?

9.8hrs

Average power outage per Texas customer in 2023 — excluding major weather events. The USDA estimates refrigeration keeps food safely cold for only 4 hours if unopened.

Sources: USDA & EIA

42hrs

Average consecutive hours without power for the 69% of Texans who lost electricity during Winter Storm Uri (February 2021). 75% had difficulty obtaining food.

Sources: Texas Comptroller & Texas A&M

85%

Irrigation accounts for 85% of consumptive water use in Kansas, making it the single largest electricity load in the state's agricultural sector.

Source: Kansas Dept. of Agriculture

$12.21/ kWh

Cost per lost kWh for commercial cold storage operations during an outage — roughly 111 times the normal cost of electricity.

Sources: American Experiment & LBNL

Solar panels and renewable energy infrastructure
What We Do

From site assessment
to commissioning —
we handle every step.

01

Site Assessment

We evaluate your facility's energy profile, risk tolerance, and site conditions to establish a baseline and identify the right technology mix.

02

System Design

We engineer a custom solution — wind, solar, battery storage, or Skystream's integrated hybrid — sized and configured precisely for your operation.

03

Project Development

We manage permitting, interconnection, and procurement, coordinating with Skystream Energy to keep your project on schedule and on budget.

04

Installation & Commissioning

We oversee installation through final commissioning — so your system comes online right, the first time, with full confidence in your energy continuity.

Industries we serve

Agriculture — Kansas

Grain dryers, irrigation, livestock operations. Harvest can't wait — and neither can your power.

Cold Storage — Texas

Refrigerated warehouses, food processing, distribution centers. A summer outage isn't an option.

Wind turbine and solar energy partnership
Technology Partner

Best-in-class technology.
Purpose-built partnership.

KJ Energy Development works in close partnership with Skystream Energy — a leader in wind and solar technology whose products we sell and install across our service regions.

Skystream's newest innovation is their hybrid wind and solar system — a fully integrated solution that mounts solar panels directly to the turbine tower, optimizing energy production from both sources in a single, streamlined installation. Fewer footprints. More output. Unmatched reliability.

Skystream's proven technology does the heavy lifting. KJ Energy ensures it's deployed in exactly the right configuration for your operation.

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Let's build your energy independence.

Schedule a free consultation or send us a question. We serve agricultural operations in Kansas and food & beverage cold storage facilities in Texas.

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