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The Sustainability Cup: A competitive look at climate action and clean energy worldwide
Though not without its fair share of criticism, the 2022 World Cup is well underway in Qatar. It’...
Headshot of Karla Loeb overlaid on a graphic background that includes the classic Arcadia node lightning bolt pattern. Text on the left of the graphic says,
Q&A with Karla Loeb, Arcadia’s new Head of Government Affairs
At Arcadia, we’re constantly working towards the vision of a 100% zero-carbon future. Helping Arc...
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How to be a woman killing it in climate tech: Q&A with Arcadia co-founder Kate Henningsen
Power Dynamics is an interview series highlighting the work, ideas, and voices of advocates worki...
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Q&A with Angela Navarro, Arcadia’s new Head of State Regulatory Affairs
Transitioning to a zero-carbon energy grid will be much faster and easier if people are connected...
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Arcadia's acquisition of Urjanet makes it possible for any company in the world to take action on climate
I’m excited to share the next chapter in our mission to accelerate the zero-carbon economy — Urja...
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Announcing Arc’s new Tariff Optimize tool to unlock customer savings
While it seems like the energy industry has been slow to emerge from the previous century and emb...
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Women’s History Month isn’t just a gender issue — it’s a climate issue, too
If you care about the climate crisis, then you should care about gender equality, too. There are ...
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A common mission: local produce + local clean energy
Everyone loves the farmers’ market, including us. Fresh produce straight from the farm, local art...
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Ask Us Anything: Your climate and energy questions, answered
During Climate Week in September, we started asking our community to send us their questions abou...
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Arcadia’s acquisition of iSolar will bring the benefits of clean energy to low-income communities
We are proud to announce the next step in Arcadia’s mission to provide clean energy access to all...
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$100 million to accelerate our mission
Before I founded Arcadia and shortly after college, I worked on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, w...
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Why more than 1,000 of you took action this Earth Month
This Earth Month, we asked people to do just one thing to support community solar. Why community ...
Grid of eight photos that Arcadia members submitted on Instagram. Top row, left to right: A man sits at a desk with two computer monitors and a laptop, an electric grill on a patio, a cocktail sitting on a kitchen counter, and seedlings growing underneath a sun lamp. Bottom row, left to right: Two electric bikes hang on a wall, a corgi sits near a record player, a humidifier mists indoor plants, and two electric guitars with an amp
Our members look good #OnGoodEnergy
To celebrate the release of our new features this month, we challenged our members to show off th...
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Moving fast (but not breaking things) on the growth team
On the growth team at Arcadia, requirements come at us fast. As a start-up, our strength is meeti...
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How—and why—accessibility is coded into everything we do
At Arcadia, our goal is to make clean energy accessible for all. For most of our six-year history...
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Arcadia’s acquisition of Nanogrid could revolutionize the EV owner experience
The energy and transportation sectors are the primary contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in...
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Why our engineering team never feigns surprise
The most difficult interview I’ve ever had was with a cybersecurity start-up. I sat in a small ro...
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Q&A with Jacqueline Patterson, director of the NAACP’s Environmental and Climate Justice Program
Power Dynamics is an interview series highlighting the work, ideas, and voices of advocates worki...
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Women are coding our clean energy future
According to the latest research, women represent only 25% of the workforce in the US energy indu...
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How Arcadia’s acquisition of Real Simple Energy puts power back in the hands of Texas energy buyers
Since launching in 2018, Real Simple Energy (RSE) has helped lead a revolution in the Texas retai...
Kristy Drutman, youth climate activist and founder of Brown Girl Green
Q&A with Kristy Drutman, founder of Brown Girl Green
Power Dynamics is an interview series highlighting the work, ideas, and voices of advocates worki...
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Q&A with Chandra Farley of the Partnership for Southern Equity
Power Dynamics is an interview series highlighting the work, ideas, and voices of advocates worki...
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Keeping Arcadia’s culture alive when the office is closed
The culture at Arcadia is a huge part of who we are as a company. We’ve always been an energetic ...
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Q&A with Marilyn Waite, clean energy finance expert
Power Dynamics is an interview series highlighting the work, ideas, and voices of advocates worki...
Shalanda Baker, co-founder of the Initiative for Energy Justice
Q&A with Shalanda Baker, co-founder of the Initiative for Energy Justice
Power Dynamics is an interview series highlighting the work, ideas, and voices of advocates worki...
Arcadia Member Spotlight: Laura Fitton
Meet the Arcadia member taking on climate change and COVID-19
Laura Fitton has a special talent for simplifying complicated things. Usually, that work revolves...
Q&A with Katie Theiss, product manager and member champion
Arcadia Voices is an interview series highlighting the work, insights, and ideas of those working...
Protecting our planet, protecting our people
Test your energy knowledge
Question:Today, 68% of Black Americans live within how many miles of a coal-fired power plant?Ans...
Monica Flores
For this Arcadia ambassador, sustainable change takes all of us working together
Before Monica Flores became an official ambassador for Arcadia, she was an unofficial ambassador,...
Q&A with Madeline Rossman, product manager and user experience advocate
Arcadia Voices is an interview series highlighting the work, insights, and ideas of those working...
Arcadia CEO Kiran Bhatraju stands with his baby in Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
Why Earth Day matters more than ever
Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of Earth Day. But is now really the time to be thinking abou...
SkySpecs CEO and Arcadia member Danny Ellis stands in front of a workspace in his office
How drones are changing the future of wind farms
For Danny Ellis and his team, wind energy is more than a job; it’s an essential part of our futur...
Why we're starting the Good Energy initiative
To say that our current moment is unprecedented would be an understatement. It’s impossible to th...
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Leading with a conscience: The building blocks of a mission-driven startup
Values are something I think about a lot. My own values brought me to Arcadia, where I work as th...
For Vy, community solar is part of living a
zero-waste life
A few years ago, Vy started thinking a lot about waste. She was on a trip to Bali, where she was ...
Q&A with Monique Thomas:
Arcadia member advocate
Arcadia Voices is an interview series highlighting the work, insights, and ideas of those working...
For this real estate developer, going solar paid for five new roofs
As owner of CedarHill Realty, Stan Voudrie is always looking for ways to improve the properties h...
Q&A with Danya Murali: Arcadia quantitative analyst and “R-lady”
Arcadia Voices is an interview series highlighting the work, insights, and ideas of those working...
How our data science team is building a better energy experience for members
Not everyone gets to say that their job helps people and the environment. As Vice President of An...
Creating community through Member Experience
As the Director of Member Experience at Arcadia Power, I love talking about my job, my team, and ...
How Kate is building a creative community for environmental activists
From her earliest years, Kate Weiner was enchanted by nature. She loved walking in the wilderness...
Building software that transforms
clean energy access
Every Monday, as our engineering team comes together for a company-wide meeting, we see a number ...
Scaling for impact at Arcadia
We care a lot about “impact” at Arcadia. Broadly, through our work, we’re striving to have a real...
Why we support the global climate strike
Last week, millions of people took to the streets in support of a youth-led school walkout demand...
How Zeb is taking action to decarbonize his life
Anxiety about climate change keeps Zeb McLaurin up at night. In the last couple of years, the 24-...
How Scott found clean energy in the Big Easy
Scott and his family live in New Orleans, blocks from a famous Mississippi river bend and the Big...
For my students
Everything Christy does is for her students. A first and second-grade teacher of 20 years, she’s ...
Capital Pride and Arcadia choose clean energy
Every June Pride festivals across the country bring people together to celebrate equality. Many h...
We’ve committed to climate resilience, and you can help
As climate disasters increase in frequency and severity, communities need immediate access to res...
How Tyler increased his impact 33x and earned $1000
Tyler has always loved the outdoors. Between countless lab hours, while finishing a PhD in Bioche...
We’ve teamed up with Amazon to make upgrading your home efficiency easy and affordable
Looking to upgrade your home with smart, energy efficient devices but don’t know where to start? ...
Arcadia and Audi partner so EV drivers can support renewable energy
Drivers of the brand new Audi e-tron® can now support wind and solar power, while saving on charg...
We're Now Two Steps Closer to Building You The Utility of the Future
Today is a big day for everyone at Arcadia – our growing team at our D.C. headquarters, our many ...
We’ve added 800 new ways for you to tap into solar power  - from anywhere
Since first launching our nationwide Community Solar program in 2016, Arcadia users have helped p...
Changes to Arcadia’s Green-e Certification
When we first launched our Wind Energy program in 2014, we became Green-e® certified. Four years ...
Competitive energy markets: What went wrong in Mass., and why we’re taking a stand
Eighteen U.S. states have competitive electricity markets, where customers can “shop around” for ...
Our clean energy community is now 100,000 strong – thank you!
Today I am thrilled to announce that Arcadia is now 100,000 members strong. Over one-hundred thou...
Live in DC? We’ve got some big community solar news for you
By Team ArcadiaFor the past two years, Arcadia members have been saving with solar power through ...
Survey: How Well Does Your Generation Understand Their Energy Choices?
Prices for renewable energy are dropping, but the U.S. still relies heavily on fossil fuels. It’s...
Your New Arcadia Dashboard Experience
If you haven’t already signed up with Arcadia, you now have even more of a reason to. We’re excit...
You can now use your power bill to get points at no cost
If you’ve ever tried to pay for your electricity bill using a credit card, you probably noticed t...
Our Take on the Solar Tariff
**The U.S. Solar Industry Will Survive This Setback **Back in August we issued a statement regard...
2017 Impact Report: What We Accomplished, Together
2017 was a busy year for all of us. Our team launched a new, modern energy dashboard and our new ...
Arcadia Introduces Smart Rate, Finding You The Best Price for Clean Energy
For years, large companies like Google and Amazon have paid significantly less for energy by buyi...
Arcadia is taking a stand: we oppose taxing solar panel imports
Taxing Solar Panel ImportsIt’s been widely reported in the solar trade press, but we feel the sol...
Mundo Verde 4th Graders Spent A Day As Solar Developers
After spending a day with 4th graders at Mundo Verde, I can confidently say it’s one of the most ...
Get A Schneider Electric Smart Thermostat For $0 Upfront
We’re excited to announce our partnership with Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energ...
Introducing The First Nationwide Community Solar Program
Nearly 1 million Americans have installed rooftop solar to date, and the cost of panels has come ...
Arcadia Honored as 'Best for the World' by B Lab
We’re happy to announce that Arcadia has been honored as Best for the World 2016 by B the Change ...
Introducing Our Free Clean Energy Plan
We started Arcadia with a clear mission - give everyone in the US an option to support cleaner, r...
Arcadia Recognized as Best for the World 2015
Arcadia was founded with one simple mission in mind: provide the choice of clean energy to every ...
Arcadia Welcomes 13 Bay Area Businesses
The Bay Area has long been viewed as a leader in the clean energy movement, thanks to environment...
Arcadia Businesses Include 63% of New EPA Green Power Partners
The EPA announced 63 new organizations that have joined the Green Power Partnership since October...
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