Clearloop Signs Agreement with Microsoft to Deploy Up to 100 MW of RE Projects

Working with environmental tech nonprofit WattTime, Clearloop was an early pioneer of using emissions factors to identify strategic points on the grid where new solar generation can displace as much carbon as possible. Based on the locations of the proposed projects, Clearloop expects the new solar portfolio will prevent more than 5 million metric tons of carbon from entering the atmosphere over the next four decades. These projects will help diversify the energy mix in Arkansas and Louisiana.

In 2023, Clearloop and Microsoft collaborated on their first solar project together, a 6.6 MW_DC facility in the Mississippi Delta. That project, which became operational in the Summer of 2024, not only helps to displace 200,000 tons of carbon, but also served as the catalyst for Silicon Ranch to invest millions of dollars into Panola County, a community at the cross-section of the Mississippi Delta and the Appalachian Foothills.

“We applaud Microsoft for using its purchasing power to pilot and scale innovative structures that accelerate grid decarbonization in a way that ensures all American communities can see themselves represented as we transform our economy with clean, innovative technologies,” said Laura Zapata, Clearloop CEO and Co-founder. “Community-centric climate action by forward-thinking companies like Microsoft—recognizing that not all megawatt hours have the same carbon impact—are making access to carbon-free energy by more Americans possible.”

By matching customer electricity usage with new renewable energy generation, the solar portfolio announced today supports Microsoft’s goal to become carbon negative by 2030. It will also bring the environmental, health, and economic benefits of renewable energy infrastructure investments to communities across the country that stand to benefit the most.

“Clearloop helps Microsoft achieve its carbon negative goals by supporting renewable energy projects in communities across the country that might otherwise miss out on the economic and environmental benefits of the energy transition,” said Danielle Decatur, Microsoft Director of Environmental Justice.