Renewable Power Perspectives Q&A with Laura Zapata, Co-Founder of Clearloop
By Constance ThompsonSeptember 24, 2021
For more information about Clearloop, visit https://clearloop.us/.
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The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is pleased to share the next installation in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog site series.
Each installment includes industry leaders and subjects related to speeding up a fair and simply transition to a renewable resource economy. In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, our September features highlight how 3 Hispanic-owned Accelerate member companies are prospering in the renewable resource sector.
Today, we are including Clearloop, an Accelerate member company established by 3 Tennesseans who desire to ensure that the development and benefits of sustainable energy reach all communities around our nation equally, starting with the neighborhoods that have a history of getting left behind. Click on this link to find out more 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 start your company?
Clearloop started as a concept that changed into a company. In the early days– even before we had actually selected the name– we were testing out the theory that more companies require to buy tidying up the electrical energy grid so those dollars can be invested improving the economies in Middle America where access to tidy energy is restricted. For me, as one of three creators, this business was influenced by the desire to bring clarity to a big issue with an easy solution. We desired companies to take climate action in the very same neighborhood that invited my family as immigrants, and kept me going when things felt dark and the path was uncertain
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How can potential partners work with you?
Were proving that you do not need to be a Fortune 500 company with the capability to sign a power purchase arrangement to assist build brand new solar projects. Even huge companies that have led the method in eco-friendly energy procurement are now faced with the truth that the biggest piece of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their value chain, where they might have little control over decrease methods or where reductions may not be immediate.
Clearloop started as a concept that morphed into a company. In the early days– even prior to we had chosen on the name– we were testing out the theory that more business need to invest in cleaning up the electrical energy grid so those dollars can be invested improving the economies in Middle America where access to tidy energy is limited. 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 expand access to tidy energy by developing brand-new solar jobs in American communities otherwise getting left behind. Were proving that you do not need to be a Fortune 500 company with the ability to sign a power purchase arrangement to assist build brand new solar tasks. Even big companies that have actually led the way in eco-friendly energy procurement are now faced with the truth that the greatest portion of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their value chain, where they might have little control over reduction methods or where decreases might not be instant.
Inform us about Clearloop?
Clearloop is a cleantech startup that partners with business of all sizes to help them cut (or recover) their carbon footprint, tidy up the grid, and expand access to tidy energy by building new solar tasks in American neighborhoods otherwise getting left behind. As we grow, Clearloop will be focusing on Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta as we take on both dirty grids and financially distressed neighborhoods with our solar jobs
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What obstacles do you face? Why?
One of the greatest obstacles for us, as a fairly brand-new entrant in the tidy energy and carbon markets, is making credibility with market leaders who may be used to doing things a specific way. Clearloop is challenging some of the conventional methods in which brand-new solar developments have actually been funded, and bringing attention to brand-new geographies and equity, to reinsert carbon emissions decreases into the corporate procurement conversation.