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

By Constance ThompsonSeptember 24, 2021

Tell us about Clearloop?
Clearloop is a cleantech startup that partners with companies of all sizes to help them cut (or recover) their carbon footprint, tidy up the grid, and expand access to tidy energy by developing new solar tasks in American neighborhoods otherwise getting left behind. Were pioneering putting a carbon worth on the construction of new solar capacity thats measured in watts, not watt-hours, with a brand-new funding structure that permits a wider array of companies to get involved, while likewise being intentional about the communities where were investing to accomplish a fair tidy energy future. We recently broke ground on our first utility-connected solar job in Jackson, Tennessee. As we grow, Clearloop will be concentrating on Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta as we tackle both filthy grids and economically distressed neighborhoods with our solar projects
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What challenges do you deal with? Why?
One of the greatest difficulties for us, as a reasonably new entrant in the tidy energy and carbon markets, is making trustworthiness with industry leaders who may be utilized to doing things a particular way. Clearloop is challenging some of the standard methods in which new solar advancements have been financed, and bringing attention to new locations and equity, to reinsert carbon emissions decreases into the business procurement conversation.

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is delighted to share the next installation in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog series.
Each installment features industry leaders and subjects associated with accelerating an equitable and simply shift to a renewable energy economy. In acknowledgment of National Hispanic Heritage Month, our September features highlight how three Hispanic-owned Accelerate member companies are flourishing in the renewable energy sector.
Today, we are including Clearloop, an Accelerate member business founded by 3 Tennesseans who wish to make certain that the innovation and benefits of renewable resource reach all neighborhoods around our nation similarly, starting with the neighborhoods that have a history of getting left behind. Click HERE for more information about Clearloops effect.
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 start your business?
Clearloop began as a concept that morphed into a business. In the early days– even prior to we had actually chosen on the name– we were evaluating out the theory that more companies need to invest in cleaning up the electricity grid so those dollars can be invested enhancing the economies in Middle America where access to clean energy is restricted.

How can potential partners do company with you?
Were proving that you do not require to be a Fortune 500 business with the ability to sign a power purchase arrangement to help develop brand brand-new solar jobs. Even huge business that have blazed a trail in sustainable energy procurement are now confronted with the reality that the biggest portion of their carbon footprint remains in Scope 3, their value chain, where they might have little control over decrease strategies or where reductions may not be instant. That is where Clearloop can be found in– were a brand-new tool for companies small and huge to take concrete environment action today and help us decarbonize the grid in the locations that need it one of the most. We require more creative methods to assist deal with the climate crisis in a manner that purchases the places where that dollar produces more financial opportunity and social mobility for the communities where were constructing. Were firm believers that the environmental, health, and economic benefits of clean energy investments need to reach all corners of our nation and were trying to find partners who are ready to take action
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For more information about Clearloop, go to https://clearloop.us/.
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Clearloop started as a concept that morphed into a company. In the early days– even before we had chosen on the name– we were checking out the theory that more companies need to invest in cleaning up the electrical power grid so those dollars can be spent boosting 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 assist them cut (or recover) their carbon footprint, clean up the grid, and broaden access to tidy energy by building new solar tasks in American neighborhoods otherwise getting left behind. Were proving that you dont require to be a Fortune 500 business with the capability to sign a power purchase arrangement to help build brand brand-new solar tasks. Even huge companies that have actually led the method in sustainable energy procurement are now faced with the reality that the greatest portion of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their worth chain, where they may have little control over reduction strategies or where decreases might not be immediate.