Carbon solutions firm Clearloop has launched a first-of-its-kind solar project, wherein polluting power plants will be replaced with clean solar energy and help reduce the carbon footprint of numerous nearly organizations.
The new project, located in Jackson, is expected to power up to 200 West Tennessee area homes annually over the next 4 decades and avoid 60 million pounds of carbon emissions.
“This milestone highlights the fundamental impact that Clearloop has on individual communities and is proof of our efforts to ensure that more communities are included in the country’s transition to clean energy,” said Laura Zapata, CEO and Co-Founder of Clearloop. “As the first utility-scale solar farm in the U.S. made possible by corporate carbon offsets, the Jackson solar farm is a big milestone not only for our company and partners, but for the acceleration of equitable access to clean energy. We’re also proud to bring STEM education to life with local students by demonstrating real-world applications of innovative renewable energy solutions.”
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency states that solar power represents less than 1% of the total electricity mix of Tennessee. The new solar project will increase access to solar power by adding 1MW of new solar to the Tennessee Valley Authority grid.
“This solar ranch propels the Jackson community forward via a steady supply of accessible renewable energy for decades to come,” said Kyle Spurgeon, CEO of the Jackson Chamber. “We’re proud to partner with Clearloop and welcome innovative projects that help support economic development in West Tennessee.”
The launch event included site tours and speakers to commemorate the completion of this project and share information regarding the benefits of the solar project with the Jackson community. Approximately 150 local students from the Grahamwood Elementary School joined the Clearloop executive and operations teams along with officials from the Tennessee College of Applied Technology, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), and the Jackson Chamber of Commerce.
Clearloop installed a system to display the real-time emissions, for visitors to understand the amount of solar power that the project generates and the amount of carbon emissions avoided.
