100% reclaimed carbon footprint®
100% reclaimed carbon footprint®
Clearloop is launching three new solar projects, totaling 18 megawatts (MWdc) in partnership with the local power company, Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power Association (TVEPA) and with the support of the local economic development group, the Panola Partnership.
The three projects will prevent over 1 billion pounds of carbon (CO2) from entering the atmosphere. Not only will these projects result in clean energy construction jobs, the investment in infrastructure often results in the biggest tax infusion for a community in generations.
The three projects will generate enough renewable, cost-effective energy to power approximately 3000 homes annually.
Clearloop, the carbon solutions platform accelerating decarbonization and expanding access to clean energy in American communities that can benefit the most, showcased its vision in action as more than 30 companies from across the country pulled together to cut their carbon footprint by investing in the first solar project to be developed in Panola County, Mississippi—a community at the cross-section of the Mississippi Delta and the Appalachian Foothills. The 6.6-megawatt (MWdc) Panola I Solar Farm is the first of three solar projects launched by Clearloop, in partnership with the local power company, Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power Association (TVEPA) and with the support of the local economic development group, the Panola Partnership. Combined, the three projects will prevent over 1 billion pounds of carbon from entering the atmosphere and generate enough renewable, cost-effective energy to power approximately 3,000 homes annually.
Clearloop is directly using funds from these 30+ diverse organizations to help cut their carbon footprint by supporting the development of new solar projects that will inject renewable, carbon-free electricity into the local grid for the next 40 years.
Our first solar project, we’re excited to help expand access to clean energy in our home state by working with companies of all sizes to clean up the electricity grid in Jackson, TN.
Jackson, TN ties the largely rural communities between Memphis and Nashville together and serves as the hub for all commerce, healthcare, and education for the area. The Jackson community is diverse, with nearly half of the population identifying as African American. Though it’s been identified as a Distressed Community by the Economic Innovation Group, the city is already embracing the economic and health benefits of the clean energy economy.
The Clearloop solar project site is located in an industrial area of the county across the road from the Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson which will be a key component in the creation of a local workforce development program for electricians and other trades in the area that will be prepared to join the clean energy economy.
In Jackson specifically, 37 watts reclaim 1 metric ton of carbon (CO2) based on the grid dirtiness. The project, which will guarantee clean energy to the community for the next 40 years, is slated to break ground on September 2, 2021, and generate clean electricity by July 1, 2022.
Turning on something as simple as a light switch has a more drastic impact in Jackson than in other parts of the country. In Jackson, 1038.60 lbs of carbon (CO2) are currently emitted per Megawatt Hour (MwH) of electricity generated. Compare that to California, where the exact same activity releases 786 lbs of C02 per MegaWatt Hour. By expanding access to clean energy, we are narrowing this disparity across the country, one community at a time.
Currently, a big part of Tennessee’s electricity is generated by fossil fuels, which create pollution and have a negative impact on the environment. By investing in solar capacity and expanding access to clean energy, we can clean up the grid and take advantage of our most abundant resource– the sun! Tennessee is a Sun Belt state, after all.
The Distressed Communities Index (DCI) examines economic well-being at the zip code level in order to provide a detailed view of the divided landscape of American prosperity. While Jackson is distressed, the city is already embracing the economic and health benefits of the clean energy economy.
The Jackson community is diverse, with nearly half of the population identifying as African American.
50.5% Black or African American; 45.2% white, non-Hispanic; 1.8% Hispanic or Latino
Check back often for updates, highlights, and insights into the progress we’re making towards decarbonization and expanding access to clean energy in the Mississippi Delta.
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Let’s do this. Join us in making carbon a relic of the past by investing in one of our upcoming projects. Use our calculator to input any number of solar panels, pounds of carbon, dollar amount, or number of watts you’d like to contribute to help us continue our mission to expand access to clean energy and clean up the US grid.
Invest: $153
Build: 435 watts of solar capacity
Reclaim: ~26,000 lbs. of CO2
Invest: $208
Build: 592 watts of solar capacity
Reclaim: ~35,000 lbs. of CO2
Average American is 16 metric tons*
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End of life of solar project
Clearloop breaks ground on first of three new solar projects helping more than 30 companies reduce emissions and spur economic investment in the Mississippi Delta.
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