Zeo Energy Enters Cooperation Agreement with Ewyze to

Partnership Targets Surging AI and Data-Center Power Demand Through Rapidly Deployable Off-Grid Microgrids, Bypassing Traditional Grid Connection Timelines

September 22, 2026 08:30 ET

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Zeo Energy Corp.

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla., Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zeo Energy Corp. (Nasdaq: ZEO) ("Zeo" or the "Company"), a provider of residential solar and commercial long-duration energy-storage solutions, today announced that it has entered into an agreement (the "Agreement") with Ewyze Corp. ("Ewyze") to collaborate on the development of integrated off-grid power and data-center infrastructure. The cooperation is intended to focus on opportunities in the United States and include selected international markets where conditions are favourable.

SURGING DEMAND FOR AI-READY POWER INFRASTRUCTURE

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence compute loads— driven by GPU-intensive model training, real-time inference, and cloud computing — is creating unprecedented massive demands for high-density, reliable power capacity. Data centers supporting these workloads require high-density, reliable power. Industry analysts project global data-center power consumption will more than double by the end of the decade.

Traditional grid infrastructure is struggling to keep pace. In the United States, interconnection wait times can stretch five to ten years in many regions, making grid-connected power inaccessible for new data-center developments on commercially relevant timelines. This structural bottleneck is creating a significant market opportunity for operators capable of delivering scalable, off-grid power solutions alongside compute infrastructure.

THE EWYZE INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE MODEL

Ewyze is an energy and digital infrastructure platform with more than 18 years of experience in renewable energy development. The Ewyze team has developed approximately 1.7 GW of renewable power solutions across international markets and is now focused on developing, owning and operating integrated off-grid power and data-center infrastructure.

Ewyze's differentiated model addresses gridlock directly by co-developing data-center infrastructure alongside dedicated off-grid microgrids. Each microgrid is engineered to combine solar photovoltaic generation with battery energy storage systems and an additional dispatchable power source — which may include a grid connection, natural gas, or geothermal power — to deliver reliable, 24/7 power capacity at the scale required by modern AI and cloud workloads.

This integrated approach — where the power infrastructure and the data-center infrastructure are developed together — is designed to materially reduce dependency on traditional utility timelines and enable data-center capacity to be brought online within approximately two to three years from project initiation, where market, land, permitting, financing and technical conditions allow.

THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT

Under the Agreement, Zeo and Ewyze intend to cooperate primarily on identifying, developing, financing and commercialising integrated off-grid power and data-center projects in the United States, while also considering selected opportunities in other markets. The Agreement is intended to combine Zeo's public market platform and strategic relationships with Ewyze's proven development track record and integrated infrastructure capabilities.

The parties will work collaboratively across the project development lifecycle, including site identification and land acquisition, permitting and regulatory approvals, engineering and construction, financing structuring and project commercialisation with data-centre operators and hyperscale customers.

MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

Timothy Bridgewater, Chief Executive Officer of Zeo Energy, commented: "Entering into this cooperation with Ewyze represents an important and strategic step in Zeo's evolution toward larger-scale renewable energy and power infrastructure opportunities. The demand for AI-capable compute infrastructure — and the power required to run it — is growing faster than traditional grid systems can accommodate. We believe Ewyze's integrated model, combining off-grid microgrids with data-center development, positions the partnership to address one of the most significant infrastructure bottlenecks of our time. We look forward to developing these opportunities together."

Svante Kumlin, Chief Executive Officer of Ewyze, added: "The artificial intelligence revolution is fundamentally a power challenge. AI workloads demand vast amounts of reliable, cost-effective energy, and the existing grid simply cannot deliver it at the speed or scale the market requires. Ewyze was built to solve exactly that problem — by developing the full infrastructure stack from the ground up, integrating renewable generation, battery storage and data-center assets into a single, coherent platform. This cooperation with Zeo provides the market access and strategic framework to bring these projects to scale, with a strong focus on the United States, where the opportunity is most immediate."

About Zeo Energy Corp.

Zeo Energy Corp. (Nasdaq: ZEO) is a diversified clean energy company providing residential, commercial, industrial, and utility-scale solutions that cut costs and carbon emissions. Zeo operates Sunergy, a residential solar, distributed energy, and efficiency solutions business. It also operates Heliogen, LLC, a long-duration energy generation and storage business designed to deliver renewable power for high-demand applications such as data centers and other energy-intensive industries. With its vertically integrated approach, Zeo helps customers secure cost-effective, 24/7 clean energy.

About Ewyze Corp.