Thomas Folker
@thomaslfo
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CEO @leapdex. On a mission to decarbonize the world’s electric grids.
San Francisco, CA
Joined January 2011
RT @nicolasfulghum: "But solar is negligible. ". In 2024, global solar generation reached the size of India's entire electricity demand an….
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RT @CinemaTweets1: Breaking Bad is filled with moments I’ll remember forever & this is one of them. I can’t listen to A Horse With No Name….
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RT @xiaowang1984: UK: we think having more than one price zone is too complicated . Meanwhile every market in the USA .
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RT @JessePeltan: People who think that EVs are going to “break the grid” know absolutely nothing about how grids work. We’ve known EVs are….
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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.
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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!
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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
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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.
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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:
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RT @leapdex: VPPs help mitigate #climatechange by reducing the carbon intensity of the grid when it matters most. #virtualpowerplants https….
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RT @leapdex: Leap is thrilled to announce that we have joined @RockyMtnInst’s Virtual Power Plant Partnership! Together, we will help scale….
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I had a great time chatting with @emilykirsch for the latest episode of #WattItTakes. Listen here:.
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:.
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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:
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RT @leapdex: We're thrilled to share that Leap has been selected to join the AWS Clean Energy Accelerator, which helps mature startups scal….
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RT @leapdex: Leap CEO Thomas Folker @thomaslfo will present at The Montgomery Summit @MontySummit next week in Santa Monica. .
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RT @AHGoodEnergy: @leapdex Great insights here from Trevor, and another good opportunity for @leapdex and other clean energy innovators to….
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RT @ClimateJobList: ✨ New #Programming opportunity:. 💼 Senior Backend Engineer at.🍀 Leap @leapdex.📍 Remote, Remote. Apply now!. #Climate….
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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.
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