The Green Collective
Date of Foundation
2024

The Green Collective

Community-Centric Financial Fundraising Platform

The Idea origin story

The Green Collective is a revolutionary endeavor that empowers communities grappling with escalating energy costs, often driven by data centers. We establish community-owned renewable energy projects, offering residents the opportunity to invest in solar or wind installations. Earnings from these sustainable energy sales are shared among investors, turning clean energy into a lucrative investment possibility for local communities.

The Mission

Empowering communities with ownership of renewable energy projects to combat rising costs while promoting sustainable, profitable investments.

Clients

Residential customers living in rural areas impacted by rising energy costs.

Problems we solve

Client’s problem

This company solves the two problems simultaneously: the rising cost of energy and the renewable generation transition mandated by federal and state governments.

Confirmation of problem

In the PJM Interconnection's latest capacity auction, prices for the 2025/26 delivery year soared to $269.92/MW-day, up from $28.92/MW-day in the last auction.

Solution

Our solution is our innovative Community-Centric Financial Fundraising Platform, which allows residents in rural areas to collectively fund and benefit from renewable energy projects. This not only helps combat rising energy costs but also contributes towards the government-mandated transition to renewable power

Our technologies

This solution is based on technologies

Our platform, The Green Collective, aims to decentralize energy distribution by enabling rural communities burdened with soaring energy prices to own and profit from renewable power projects. We facilitate investment in solar and wind installations, giving locals the chance not just to switch but contribute personally towards sustainable options while earning from it. This unique model efficiently tackles two critical issues: escalating energy costs charged by data centers and the transition into green generation - a step necessitated by governmental policies. Hence, our primary customers are households in non

How it works

Rural communities would consolidate money to finance renewable energy projects. These projects would directly reduce energy bills for many decades after the project itself has been completed.

Value for the client

We turn energy cost burdens into profitable, sustainable investments for rural residents by enabling community ownership of renewable projects.

Market and strategy

Market size

1,100,000

mln/year

We estimate the market size for which our solution is designed in monetary terms as follows

Market share goal

0.0001

% of the market

Is our goal in the next 3 years

Team

My name’s

Eli Carlson

My key role in the product

My key role is Founder and I'm responsible for strategic decision making, team leadership, fundraising initiatives, and product development.

Team size and key members

Key members include a CFO responsible for creating affordable funding and a Head of Sales responsible for community outreach.

Competitors

Competitors

Beyond local electric cooperatives, potential competitors could include larger utility companies exploring community-based initiatives and renewable energy startups targeting similar market segments.

Our Advantages

We leverage price differentiation to provide economical energy solutions for rural communities, facilitating wider accessibility to lower-cost power.

Business model

We charge general banking fees for financing these energy generation projects, as well as taking a small percentage of the investment profits as well.

Traction

We're in the initial stages of our product development, carving out comprehensive plans to shape an innovative solution that meets market demands. We are yet to make tangible progress but have a clear vision for execution.

Metrics

Our product metrics primarily focus on Return on Investment, generating a clear indicator of efficiency and profitability. We also measure the Installed Capacity in Megawatts to ascertain power production capacity. Lastly, project payback period is assessed for financial viability analysis.

Incorporation

Our company incorporated in

Key risks

The main risks could include regulatory changes affecting renewable energy investment, difficulty engaging rural communities in our platform, and potential operational challenges in setting up community-owned renewable energy projects.

Investments

$

We raised investments

Our Investors

Rising Investments

$

Currently, we are raising investments

$

Estimated pre-investment valuation of the company

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