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

By Constance ThompsonSeptember 24, 2021

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is delighted to share the next installment in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog site series.
Each installment includes market leaders and topics related to speeding up an equitable and just shift to a renewable resource economy. In acknowledgment of National Hispanic Heritage Month, our September functions highlight how 3 Hispanic-owned Accelerate member business are flourishing in the renewable resource sector.
Today, we are featuring Clearloop, an Accelerate member business founded by three Tennesseans who wish to make sure that the innovation and advantages of sustainable energy reach all neighborhoods around our nation similarly, beginning with the neighborhoods that have a history of getting left behind. Click HERE to read more 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 an idea that changed into a business. In the early days– even before we had picked the name– we were testing out the theory that more business require to buy cleaning up the electricity grid so those dollars can be spent boosting the economies in Middle America where access to tidy energy is restricted. For me, as one of 3 creators, this company was inspired by the desire to bring clarity to a big issue with a basic service. We wanted business to take environment action in the very same community that welcomed my household as immigrants, and kept me going when things felt dark and the course was uncertain
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To get more information about Clearloop, go to https://clearloop.us/.
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How can potential partners work with you?
Were proving that you dont require to be a Fortune 500 business with the ability to sign a power purchase arrangement to help build brand name new solar projects. Even big companies that have actually led the way in sustainable energy procurement are now faced with the truth that the biggest portion of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their worth chain, where they might have little control over reduction methods or where reductions might not be immediate.

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 checking out the theory that more companies require to invest in cleaning up the electrical energy grid so those dollars can be invested boosting the economies in Middle America where access to tidy energy is restricted. Clearloop is a cleantech startup that partners with business 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 jobs in American neighborhoods otherwise getting left behind. Were proving that you do not need to be a Fortune 500 company with the capability to sign a power purchase contract to help construct brand name new solar projects. Even huge companies that have actually led the way in renewable energy procurement are now faced with the truth that the most significant portion of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their worth chain, where they might have little control over decrease methods or where reductions may not be instant.

Inform us about Clearloop?
Clearloop is a cleantech start-up that partners with business of all sizes to assist them cut (or reclaim) their carbon footprint, tidy up the grid, and broaden access to tidy energy by constructing brand-new solar tasks in American communities otherwise getting left. Were pioneering putting a carbon value on the building and construction of new solar capability thats determined in watts, not watt-hours, with a new funding structure that permits a larger array of business to get involved, while also being intentional about the communities where were investing to attain an equitable tidy energy future. We recently broke ground on our 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 financially distressed communities with our solar jobs
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What obstacles do you face? Why?
One of the greatest challenges for us, as a fairly brand-new entrant in the tidy energy and carbon markets, is making credibility with industry leaders who may be utilized to doing things a particular way. Clearloop is challenging some of the traditional methods in which brand-new solar advancements have actually been financed, and bringing attention to brand-new locations and equity, to reinsert carbon emissions reductions into the business procurement conversation.