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

By Constance ThompsonSeptember 24, 2021

How can possible partners do business with you?
Were proving that you do not need to be a Fortune 500 company with the capability to sign a power purchase agreement to help construct brand brand-new solar tasks. Even huge companies that have led the method in eco-friendly energy procurement are now faced with the reality that the most significant portion of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their worth chain, where they may have little control over reduction techniques or where reductions might not be instant.

Tell 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 constructing new solar projects in American communities otherwise getting left. Were pioneering putting a carbon value on the building of new solar capacity thats determined in watts, not watt-hours, with a brand-new financing structure that permits a larger range of business to take part, while also being deliberate about the neighborhoods where were investing to attain a fair clean energy future. We just recently began on our very first utility-connected solar task in Jackson, Tennessee. As we grow, Clearloop will be focusing on Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta as we take on both dirty grids and financially distressed communities with our solar jobs
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What obstacles do you deal with? Why?
One of the most significant challenges for us, as a reasonably new entrant in the tidy energy and carbon markets, is making reliability with industry leaders who may be utilized to doing things a particular way. Clearloop is challenging some of the standard ways in which brand-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 a concept that changed into a company. In the early days– even before we had chosen on the name– we were testing out the theory that more companies need to invest in cleaning up the electrical energy grid so those dollars can be spent enhancing the economies in Middle America where access to clean energy is limited. 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 broaden access to clean energy by building brand-new solar projects in American communities otherwise getting left behind. Were proving that you dont require to be a Fortune 500 business with the capability to sign a power purchase agreement to help construct brand brand-new solar projects. Even huge business that have led the method in renewable energy procurement are now faced with the truth that the greatest piece of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their value chain, where they may have little control over reduction strategies or where decreases might not be instant.

To get more information about Clearloop, visit https://clearloop.us/.
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The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is happy to share the next installment in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog site series.
Each installment features industry leaders and subjects connected 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 three Hispanic-owned Accelerate member business are thriving in the renewable resource sector.
Today, we are featuring Clearloop, an Accelerate member company established by three Tennesseans who desire to ensure that the development and advantages of renewable resource reach all communities around our nation equally, starting with the communities 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 begin your business?
Clearloop started as a concept that morphed into a business. In the early days– even prior to we had decided on the name– we were evaluating out the theory that more companies require to invest in tidying up the electricity grid so those dollars can be spent boosting the economies in Middle America where access to clean energy is limited. For me, as one of three founders, this business was influenced by the desire to bring clearness to a large issue with a basic option. We desired companies to take climate action in the exact same neighborhood that invited my household as immigrants, and kept me going when things felt dark and the course was unclear
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