Renewable Power Perspectives Q&A with Laura Zapata, Co-Founder of Clearloop

By Constance ThompsonSeptember 24, 2021

To learn more about Clearloop, check out https://clearloop.us/.
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How can possible partners work with you?
Were proving that you dont need to be a Fortune 500 company with the ability to sign a power purchase arrangement to help develop brand new solar tasks. Even huge companies that have actually blazed a trail in sustainable energy procurement are now confronted with the reality that the biggest piece of their carbon footprint remains in Scope 3, their worth chain, where they may have little control over reduction techniques or where reductions may not be instant. That is where Clearloop is available in– were a new tool for services little and huge to take concrete climate action today and help us decarbonize the grid in the places that require it one of the most. We require more imaginative ways to assist take on the environment crisis in such a way that buys the locations where that dollar creates more financial chance and social mobility for the neighborhoods where were developing. Were firm followers that the environmental, health, and economic advantages of tidy energy financial investments ought to reach all corners of our country and were searching for partners who are all set to do something about it
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Inform us about Clearloop?
Clearloop is a cleantech start-up that partners with business of all sizes to help them cut (or reclaim) their carbon footprint, tidy up the grid, and broaden access to clean energy by developing brand-new solar projects in American neighborhoods otherwise getting left. Were pioneering putting a carbon worth on the construction of brand-new solar capability thats determined in watts, not watt-hours, with a new financing structure that enables a wider selection of business to get involved, while also being intentional about the neighborhoods where were investing to accomplish a fair tidy energy future. We just recently broke ground on our very first utility-connected solar task in Jackson, Tennessee. As we grow, Clearloop will be concentrating on Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta as we deal with both filthy grids and economically distressed communities with our solar jobs
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What challenges do you face? Why?
One of the most significant difficulties for us, as a relatively new entrant in the clean energy and carbon markets, is earning trustworthiness with industry leaders who might be used to doing things a specific method. Clearloop is challenging some of the traditional methods in which new solar developments have been funded, and bringing attention to new geographies and equity, to reinsert carbon emissions decreases into the business procurement discussion.

Clearloop began as an idea that changed into a company. In the early days– even prior to we had actually decided on the name– we were evaluating out the theory that more companies need to invest in cleaning up the electrical energy grid so those dollars can be invested enhancing the economies in Middle America where access to tidy energy is restricted. Clearloop is a cleantech startup that partners with companies of all sizes to help them cut (or reclaim) their carbon footprint, tidy up the grid, and broaden access to tidy energy by building new solar tasks in American communities otherwise getting left behind. Were proving that you dont need to be a Fortune 500 business with the capability to sign a power purchase contract to assist construct brand name brand-new solar tasks. Even huge companies that have actually led the method in sustainable energy procurement are now faced with the truth that the most significant portion of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their value chain, where they may have little control over decrease methods or where reductions might not be immediate.

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is pleased to share the next installation in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog series.
Each installment features market leaders and topics associated with accelerating an equitable and just transition to a renewable resource economy. In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, our September features highlight how 3 Hispanic-owned Accelerate member business are thriving in the renewable resource sector.
Today, we are featuring Clearloop, an Accelerate member company established by 3 Tennesseans who want to make sure that the development and benefits of renewable resource reach all communities around our nation equally, starting with the communities that have a history of getting left. Click on this link for more information about Clearloops impact.
The following is a Q&A with Clearloop Co-Founder Laura Zapata and Constance Thompson, ACOREs Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs
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What inspired you to begin your business?
Clearloop began as an idea that morphed into a business. In the early days– even prior to we had actually decided on the name– we were testing out the theory that more companies require to purchase cleaning up the electrical energy grid so those dollars can be spent increasing the economies in Middle America where access to tidy energy is limited. For me, as one of 3 founders, this business was motivated by the desire to bring clearness to a large issue with a simple option. We desired business to take climate action in the same neighborhood that welcomed my household as immigrants, and kept me going when things felt dark and the course was uncertain
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