Community solar is on my distribution grid, so in the polls and wires in my neighborhood. It's feeding clean electrons into that grid and those electrons get lost. They're part of the grid. Now it's offsetting if you need a hundred electrons and I just added 10 that are clean, you're directly offsetting the need for 10 fossil electrons. And effectively with community solar becomes a financial transaction. The customer is buying power both from the grid, but directly from that project,. Right? We as the intermediary is the tech platform. We're helping doing all the accounting, all the billing, and all the management of those electrons flowing. You know, understanding how many electrons float into the
Molly kicks off Climate Tuesday breaking down the news that the Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act has resurfaced (1:37). Then, she discusses BlocPower’s $155M raise and their collaboration with a town in New York to achieve net zero emissions (6:12). Finally, Kiran Bhatraju of Arcadia joins Molly for 2023’s first official Climate interview (11:38).
(0:00) Molly kicks off the show
(1:37) The Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act resurfaces
(6:12) BlocPower Raises $155M
(10:12) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://linkedin.com/twist
(11:38) Unlocking utility data with Kiran Bhatraju of Arcadia
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(23:14) Breaking down Arcadia and Arc
(26:13) Democratizing solar energy with community solar
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(35:27) Arc users + carbon accounting
(43:15) Kiran's journey into climate tech
(45:59) Opportunity in the climate tech space
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