CEO @leapdex. On a mission to decarbonize the world’s electric grids.
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Thomas Folker retweeted
13 Jun 2025
"But solar is negligible..."
In 2024, global solar generation reached the size of India's entire electricity demand and avoided emissions equivalent to the emissions from the entire US power sector.
We have to keep the counterfactual in mind. Where would we be without solar?
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Thomas Folker retweeted
12 Jun 2025
UK: we think having more than one price zone is too complicated
Meanwhile every market in the USA
Britain’s wind farms paid to switch off 13% of the time on.ft.com/4e8XOkA
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Thomas Folker retweeted
10 Jun 2025
People who think that EVs are going to “break the grid” know absolutely nothing about how grids work.
We’ve known EVs are good for the grid for over a century.
They improve load factor, amortizing fixed costs over more units of energy.
EVs make electricity cheaper.
10 Jun 2025
"We don't have the infrastructure to support a mass shift to EVs"
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17 Aug 2023
As #heatwaves become more frequent and intense, it's more important than ever that we tap into the full potential of #DERs as paid grid resources.
DERs are up to the challenge of providing effective, sustained support to the grid during #heatwaves. leap.energy/blog/heat-waves-…
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9 Aug 2023
Leap was a lead contributor to program design for California's new Demand Side Grid Support offering. We're excited to participate in the first season of this #DER-driven program starting this month. #California #energytransition
We're thrilled to be one of the first platform providers to offer California's new Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS) program, which will enable more #batterystorage systems across the state to participate in our #virtualpowerplants! leap.energy/news/leap-launch…
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26 Jul 2023
Amidst an uncertain fundraising environment for #climatetech, I'm incredibly proud that @leapdex has closed on our "B-2" extension capital raise.
Hot off the press! Leap has closed a new capital raise of $12 million to continue to expand our #virtualpowerplant software solution. #climatetech #technews leap.energy/news/leap-secure…
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9 Jun 2023
Leap continues to expand and scale our grid services offerings, this time to bring new value to our technology partners with customers in New England #energy markets.
Leap is excited to announce our expansion into New England #energy markets! Learn more about our new grid services offerings for #DER providers with customers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island: leap.energy/news/leap-expand…
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23 May 2023
Leap's software is helping to unlock the potential of #virtualpowerplants.
Leap was featured in @pvmagazineusa's latest coverage on #virtualpowerplants. Learn how Leap is navigating energy markets to help scale up VPP solutions: pv-magazine-usa.com/2023/05/…
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VPPs help mitigate #climatechange by reducing the carbon intensity of the grid when it matters most. #virtualpowerplants leap.energy/blog/combating-c…
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Leap is thrilled to announce that we have joined @RockyMtnInst’s Virtual Power Plant Partnership! Together, we will help scale #virtualpowerplant solutions to #decarbonize the electricity sector and create new financial value. leap.energy/news/leap-joins-…
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18 Apr 2023
I had a great time chatting with @emilykirsch for the latest episode of #WattItTakes. Listen here:
12 Apr 2023
My guest on this month’s episode of #WattItTakes, Co-Founder & CEO of @leapdex @thomaslfo, built the platform to turn grid-connected devices into virtual power plants:
powerhouse.fund/thomas
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30 Mar 2023
Great new primer on the US demand flexibility landscape from the @leapdex blog:
New on our blog: @Imazeing breaks down the three major paradigms used today to coordinate the flexibility of #DERs as grid resources: leap.energy/blog/understandi…
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22 Mar 2023
The @leapdex team is already hard at work preparing for the upcoming busy summer season, so we can be ready to maximize our partners' revenue and support for the grid in #summer2023.
Deadlines are quickly approaching to participate in high-value grid services programs this summer! Download our summer readiness checklist to get your #energy resources ready for #summer2023: go.leap.energy/2023getreadyc…
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We're thrilled to share that Leap has been selected to join the AWS Clean Energy Accelerator, which helps mature startups scale their innovative #cleantech solutions! @awscloud #cleanenergy #decarbonization
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Leap CEO Thomas Folker @thomaslfo will present at The Montgomery Summit @MontySummit next week in Santa Monica. montgomerysummit.com/
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Thomas Folker retweeted
15 Feb 2023
Great insights here from Trevor, and another good opportunity for @leapdex and other clean energy innovators to bring clean, flexible capacity to accelerate the energy transition in NY and beyond.
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Thomas Folker retweeted
5 Feb 2023
✨ New #Programming opportunity:
💼 Senior Backend Engineer at
🍀 Leap @leapdex
📍 Remote, Remote
Apply now!
#ClimateChange #ClimateJobs #PlayIn4Climate
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We're excited to help usher in a new era for #VirtualPowerPlants 💪
26 Jan 2023
What’s A Virtual Power Plant?
cleantechnica.com/2023/01/26…
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19 Jan 2023
Excited to see @leapdex once again recognized on the Cleantech 100 list for our work to harness the full potential of #DERs for grid flexibility. #GCT100
“For the fourth year in a row, the @cleantechgroup has selected Leap as an exceptional innovator in #climate solutions technology,” said Thomas Folker, CEO at Leap. businesswire.com/news/home/2…
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23 Dec 2022
I'm so proud of everything the @leapdex team accomplished in 2022, and can't wait to continue to accelerate the #energytransition together in 2023!
As 2022 draws to a close, we asked our intrepid CEO & Co-Founder Thomas Folker @thomaslfo to reflect on a remarkable year of growth and change for Leap and our partners - as well as what lies ahead for 2023! leap.energy/blog/2022-in-rev…
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