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BlocPower

Retrofitting buildings with smart, all electric heating, cooling, and hot water systems for no money down

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Donnel Baird

Founder & CEO at BlocPower

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Employees 51–100
Headquarters Brooklyn, New York, United States
BlocPower is a Brooklyn-based climate technology leader rapidly greening American cities. Since its founding in 2014, the company has completed energy projects in more than 1,200 buildings, delivering results ahead of schedule and under budget.

BlocPower utilizes proprietary software for analysis, leasing, project management, and monitoring of urban clean energy projects. Its customers regularly save 20–40% on their energy bills annually.

The company is backed by the world's top investors, including Goldman Sachs, Kapor Capital, Microsoft's Climate Innovation Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, and American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact. In 2021, the company announced a historic partnership with Ithaca, New York, to decarbonize 100% of the city's buildings—the first such project in the country. In 2022, Fast Company named BlocPower the #4 Most Innovative Company in the World.

Currently Operating in One Region

Press Mentions

April 21, 2022

Unreasonable exceeds tough diversity goal, annual report reveals — Just Entrepreneurs

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March 1, 2023

BlocPower Raises Funding to Expand Green Building Retrofits

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April 7, 2022

Inside BlocPower’s mission to upskill workers and green New York City buildings (photo story) - ImpactAlpha

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