Helping Communities Shine by Expanding Access to Clean Energy - Clearloop Carbon Solutions | Panola, Mississippi 91

Harnessing the DCI for Site Selection DCI PROFILE Clearloop focuses on sun-intensive regions of the country that currently DCI SCORE have fossil fuel-reliant energy grids in order to shift to carbon-free 91 Panola, Mississippi electricity with the investment of new solar projects. [...] The DCI has informed the site selection for all of Clearloop’s active investments since the company’s launch in 2019; this POVERTY RATE 22.0% 12.8% includes three solar projects in Panola County, MS, a community located ADULTS NOT WORKING 35.0% 21.4% at the cross-section of the Mississippi Delta and the Appalachian Foothills. [...] In the average distressed community, 23% of the population lives below the poverty line, 34% of the prime working-age Karina Rovey, Clearloop Community Partnerships Associate adult population are out of work, and 19% lack a high school diploma. [...] Making an Impact in Left-Behind Communities Clearloop’s three solar projects in the Mississippi Delta’s Panola County—the first renewable energy projects in the county—will power a combined 3,000 homes with clean energy and prevent over one billion pounds of carbon from entering the atmosphere. [...] As a long-term member of the communities where Clearloop projects are located, the company fosters relationships between their corporate partners and the local community, which have catalyzed follow-on social impact projects with partners providing computer access for Image courtesy of Clearloop students in the community, for example.