GLOW 101

Glow is a DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network) project that helps build new solar Farms to expand solar energy and reduce carbon emissions. Its mission goes beyond climate goals-it also supports energy security and economic development, meeting a range of global needs.

To join the protocol, solar farms must commit all of their revenues to Glow. In return, they receive financial rewards based on their performance and environmental contributions.

At the core of Glow’s system is a reward model inspired by Bitcoin’s economic design. Its native token, GLW, powers the entire ecosystem. Solar farms earn rewards based on how much clean energy they produce and how many carbon credits they generate.

This perfomance-based system creates healthy competition among solar farms encouraging better efficiency, bigger climate impact, and more solar farms being built.

The key to Glow’s long-tern growth lies in it’s recursive subsidy system. Revenue from electricity sales and carbon credits produced by solar farms flows back into the system, enabling the construction of new
solar farms. 


This creates a continuous growth, cycle where each new solar farm boosts clean energy production, generates more carbon credits, and drives further expansion-all without relying on outside funding. At the network grows, the system scales naturally, ensuring that clean energy production, carbon credit supply, and GLW token demand increase together.

GLW tokens reflect this real-world impact. Instead of gaining value through speculation.


GLW’s
worth comes directly from clean energy production and carbon reduction.

How Glow tokens (GLW) Gain value:

Current State of Glow's Ecosystem:

AS OF FEBRUARY 1ST, 2025 

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Million secured by Glow in a funding round led by Framework Ventures and Union Square Ventures

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In total protocol fees paid by solar farms to the Glow Protocol

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Active solar farms on Glow’s network

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Residential farms in the U.S. (Utah, Nevada, Mississippi, Illinois, Florida, Colorado)

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Commercial farms in Rajasthan, India

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Glow’s protocol operates through a carefully designed incentive system that aligns solar farms’ financialrewards with their environmental impact. By linking clean energy production to incentives, Glow creates a scalable, self-sustaining network that continuously funds new solar farms and expands its climate-positive reach.

To participate in Glow Network and receive rewards, solar farms must make two key commitments:

Protocol Fee:

Pay a one-time Protocol Fee equal to 10 years of expected electricity revenue, which funds the USDC rewards bucket.

Carbon Credits:

Commit all carbon credits generated to Glow for
a 10-year period

In return for these commitments, solar farms receive two types of weekly rewards from two buckets:

GLW Token Rewards Bucket:

  • 175 000 Glow tokens distributed over a 192 week period.
  • Rewards are tied to the farm’s protocol fee contribution, proportional to the total revenue committed by all farms.

USDC Rewards Bucket:

  • Funded directly by protocol fees paid by all participating solar farms.
  • Earned for a 10-year period
  • Based on the volume of carbon credits produced relative to other farms.

Rewards are competitive, favoring the most efficient solar farms. Farms that produce the highest carbon credits per dollar spent receive larger rewards, ensuring the system drives environmental performance and operational efficiency.

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