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BlocPower is a Brooklyn-based climate technology company that uses software to identify energy inefficiencies in low-income neighborhoods, and provides financing, analysis, project management, and training to aid in making buildings more energy and cost efficient.[1]
BlocPower has gained recognition for its innovative approach to bringing clean energy solutions to disadvantaged communities. The company utilizes data-driven approaches to identify and retrofit buildings with energy-efficient technologies, reducing carbon emissions and lowering energy costs for building owners. BlocPower has successfully transformed numerous buildings into energy-efficient and sustainable spaces, positively impacting both the environment and the local communities.[2][3] BlocPower has also been critiqued for a variety of shortcomings, including accusations of dishonesty.[4]
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BlocPower was launched in 2013 by Donnel Baird, during his last semester in Columbia Business School.[5][1] From late 2013 to 2014, the company received support from the Building Technologies Office, in US Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. This support aided in the development of an early stage online platform for connecting investors with energy efficiency project investment opportunities, with the aim of creating a crowdsourced microfinance platform for underserved communities.[6][7]
In 2022, Menlo Park partnered with BlocPower to transition residents from natural gas to electric power, as part of a $4.5 million grant from the state of California for purposes of electrifying the city by 2030.[8][9]
BlocPower partnered with Ithaca to help implement the Ithaca Green New Deal resolution, a resolution adopted by the city in 2019 with the aim of making the city carbon neutral by 2030.[10] In early 2024, the first eleven commercial properties to undergo electrification were announced.[11]
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- ^ a b "Power for the People". Columbia Magazine. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ Herman, Biz. "Block by block, he aims to fight injustice and save the planet". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ Charles, Dan (2020-10-18). "Fighting Climate Change, One Building At A Time". NPR. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ "Energy Insufficiency". 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Donnel Baird". The Climate Reality Project. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ "BlocPower: Crowdsourced Microfinance for Energy Efficiency in Underserved Communities". Energy.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2014/11/f19/cbi48_baird_042314.pdf#page=2
- ^ "A $4.5 million grant from the state sparks Menlo Park's conversion to all-electric buildings". Senator Josh Becker. 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ Rebosio, Cameron (2022-07-07). "A $4.5 million grant from the state sparks Menlo Park's conversion to all-electric buildings". The Almanac. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Green New Deal | Ithaca, NY - Official Website". www.cityofithaca.org. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "City of Ithaca Announces First "Bloc" of Building Electrification Projects". Ithaca, NY. Retrieved 2024-03-23.