The energy on the grid is generated as needed and during periods of high demand, utility companies use peaking power plants to meet demand. Businesses pay a “demand charge” for the energy company’s availability to supply the necessary energy. This demand fee can constitute upwards of 50% of the bill, which adds to the expense for businesses and is inefficient for the utility companies. Despite the need to move towards grid-scale energy storage, there is currently no mature technology to address these concerns. Photosynthesis has proven through billions of years to be one of the more elegant solutions for converting the sun’s energy into chemical energy. Producing an artificial photosynthetic device has attracted many researchers despite limited success in fabricating efficient, scalable and long-lasting devices. This work utilizes common metal oxides, nanostructured noble metals, and a unique templating scheme to develop a plasmonic photosynthetic device. Plasmonic photosynthetic devices function by collecting hot electrons to drive uphill chemical reactions. Palladium nanorods are a good preliminary step towards producing a device with broadband solar absorption. Electrodeposition techniques allow for scalable production while the materials used do not photo-corrode, prolonging lifetime. Confirmation of broadband absorption using UV-Vis spectroscopy was followed by scanning electron microscopy to verify device characteristics. Preliminary photoelectrochemical testing in methanol oxidation/hydrogen evolution supports this method in further studies to improve device efficiency. The device developed in this study is a promising step towards higher efficiencies in plasmonic solar devices.