# Steve Kelley

> Steve Kelley is a serial clean-energy entrepreneur and CEO of L-Charge, the Sunnyvale-based pioneer of off-grid ultra-fast EV charging for commercial fleets. With six successful startup exits and over two decades building energy and mobility ventures, Kelley co-founded Green Charge Networks (acquired by Engie), scaled InCharge Energy's revenues nearly tenfold, and in October 2025 took the helm at L-Charge to push its grid-free Charging-as-a-Service model nationwide. Under his leadership, L-Charge closed a $10 million funding round in January 2026, enabling fleet operators to electrify in weeks rather than months by bypassing grid bottlenecks entirely.

- **Role:** CEO at L-Charge
- **Organizations:** L-Charge, InCharge Energy, Engie Storage, Green Charge Networks, Socore Energy, DRI Energy
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Six successful startup exits across clean energy and mobility sectors over a 20+ year career, Co-founded Green Charge Networks, which raised $56M and was acquired by Engie in 2016, Scaled InCharge Energy revenues nearly tenfold as CRO

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Co-founded Green Charge Networks (Santa Clara, CA), an energy storage company using predictive software to cut commercial utility bills; served as Senior Vice President of Sales
- **2016** — Green Charge Networks acquired by French multinational Engie (80% stake); Kelley continued as SVP/VP of e-Mobility at Engie Storage
- **2018-2023** — Executive Vice President at Socore Energy, leading sales strategy and national deals
- **2019-2023** — Executive Vice President & GM at DRI Energy, overseeing global sales and marketing
- **2023** — Joined InCharge Energy as Chief Revenue Officer; scaled revenues nearly tenfold and secured major fleet and OEM partnerships
- **2025-10** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer of L-Charge to accelerate U.S. fleet electrification via off-grid Charging-as-a-Service
- **2026-01** — Led L-Charge's $10 million funding round (led by Ultra Capital) to scale off-grid EV charging nationwide

## Achievements

- Six successful startup exits across clean energy and mobility sectors over a 20+ year career
- Co-founded Green Charge Networks, which raised $56M and was acquired by Engie in 2016
- Scaled InCharge Energy revenues nearly tenfold as CRO
- Led L-Charge to close a $10M funding round in January 2026 led by Ultra Capital
- L-Charge delivered 7.25+ million kWh to commercial fleets (9+ million electric miles powered) under his leadership
- L-Charge surpassed 1 million kWh monthly generation capacity
- Helped establish Green Charge Networks' first 100 customers

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — L-Charge closes $10M funding round led by Ultra Capital; funds earmarked for national expansion, new product categories, and team growth.
- **2025-10** — Stephen Kelley appointed CEO of L-Charge amid surging U.S. fleet electrification demand.
- **2025** — L-Charge surpasses 3 million kWh delivered to fleets in a single year, powering more than 9 million electric miles.

## Links

- Website: https://l-charge.net
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenkelley
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/lchargeusa
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/lchargeusa

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Last updated: 2026-05-13