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@scottew Best week!

It's gonna be a good week

I first met the founders of Torus in 2021 when they were working out of a garage with a vision to solve energy challenges. Today, they’re leading the way in energy innovation. Their growth is one of many Utah success stories and it’s great to have seen their progress.

📢 Last minute applications for any startups working in energy. Due tonight at 8pm! Had just shy of 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ applicants to the Convoi Accelerator representing an extremely wide range of verticals and problem spaces. Couldn't be more excited about the quality of startups and the exciting spaces Utah founders are building in. Energy is probably the biggest gap that we didn't see, so would love to see if there's anyone working on anything interesting there. We're bullish on how massive this problem is in the AI age. Apply at accelerator.convoiventures.com or tag a founder that's working on an energy startup in any shape or form!

🚨It’s official🚨 I’m running for SLC City Council! After knocking hundreds of doors and listening to you, I’m ready to turn these conversations into action. It’s time to finally focus on livability and nailing the basics that make a city work. IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE!

@paulg We are doing this @torusrev. We take raw materials and fabricate everything in our facility, including our flywheels. We iterate quickly with engineers and techs on the floor together.

Interesting insight from Andy Lapsa of Stoke Space: If you're running a hard tech startup, you should be able to fabricate everything you need yourself. You may choose to farm something out to a supplier, but you shouldn't need to.

We just crossed 100 employees at Torus. From a small shed to grid-transforming tech—this team is building the future of energy. → 2024 TIME Best of Inventions → Rocky Mountain Power partnership → Built in the U.S. We’re just getting started. 🔗torus.co/news/torus-hit…

@bryce Utah is Mervyn's

Utah is Nordstrom Rack

Exciting news for residential land developers! @torusrev has partnered with First Colony Mortgage to launch Utah’s largest residential clean energy community—bringing our commercial-grade battery systems to both large-scale planned developments and individual homes. This collaboration marks a major milestone in community-scale energy solutions. By teaming up with the First Colony Mortgage Team, we’re unlocking innovative financing pathways that enable homebuilders and developers to integrate advanced energy storage from day one. These connected systems will operate as a Virtual Power Plant (VPP)—and where applicable, will integrate with Rocky Mountain Power’s Wattsmart Battery program. The result? Increased grid stability and reliable backup power for homeowners during outages. This partnership is a powerful example of what’s possible when technology, finance, and utilities align to build a more resilient, sustainable energy future. I'm especially excited about the potential to replicate this model across other communities as we continue to scale

@scottew Thanks, Scott!

Torus is part of the battery revolution that is underway. Love seeing what Nate and Gil are doing here

@nwalkingshaw @robgcarroll @tqjohnst We gotchu

@robgcarroll @tqjohnst Done! We already have hoodies! cc: @gilbertglee

Wake up babe, Utah nuclear hype reel just dropped

@scottew This positive-sum Elon was inspiring. Now I just can't stand him.

Two wolves inside Elon are fighting right now: his positive-sum worldview and his ability to nurse a terrific grudge. It's very good for America if he lets the positive-sum version win

Hot take: Elon trying to take down Sam Altman and OpenAI is the biggest subplot of the next few years of tech. What happens, and how, will tell us a lot about whether we are embracing American dynamism (including open, robust competition) or slouching toward oligarchy

Today, we honor the brave men and women who have served our country, along with the families who stood by them. Your courage, sacrifice, and dedication have secured our freedom. Thank you for your honorable service to our nation. “At Torus, we are honored to have veterans among our team who have served our country with integrity and dedication. We want to express our deepest gratitude for your service and the sacrifices you've made. Thank you!” - Nate #ThankYouVeterans #MilitaryAppreciation #HonorOurHeroes #SupportOurTroops #Gratitude

Whatever the outcome of today’s U.S. election, we have to remember we did our part by voting, by donating money and time, and by deciding on what issues are most important to us. And whatever the outcome, there will be a group of Americans who will be upset. Give them space and grace. Lastly, we should never resort to violence. This is our country, let’s not trash it. Let’s build it.

@_scott_raff @nwalkingshaw @torusrev Thanks so much, Raff!

@kaelaworthen @torusrev Thanks so much @kaelaworthen !!!

So unbelievably excited for @gilbertglee & @torusrev. The technology they've built solves such a massive problem for climate change, literally saving the world. They couldn't deserve this award more. In awe of what they're doing torus.co/blog/torus-nov…

@cameronmoll Thanks, Cameron!

@gilbertglee HUGE! Congrats!

Love this great recognition of the hard work from the Torus teams! Proud to be included in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2024 list! #TIMEBestInventions

@tomstokes @scottew No, our technology was built from the ground up with our security team. Love Vivint but no tech from them.

@scottew Great to see from another Utah startup. The security and surveillance angle is interesting. I assume they're leveraging their partnership with Vivint announced last year.

Utah’s flagship modern energy company, Torus, keeps on building new stuff. We love to see it.

@scottew Thanks, Scott!

🇺🇸LUNCH MEETUP ALERT🇺🇸 @TrentMano and I have invited Makaya Caters, Utah's own Haitian food truck, to do lunch this Friday from 12-2 at Kiln in Lehi. Come hang and buy some food, and let's show some love to the Haitian community 🇺🇸🤝🇭🇹 Please RSVP here: lu.ma/1kz1ofup?tk=gD…