EnergySmart CNY is a NYSERDA-supported project of the CNY Regional Planning and Development Board, Alliance for a Green Economy, and Greater Syracuse Works, the evolution and combination of the prior Solarize, HeatSmart CNY, and other energy education programs.
EnergySmart CNY is a partnership between local organizations with on-the-ground expertise, knowledge, and relationships and NYSERDA, a state agency with public resources and expertise in clean energy technologies, economics, and program design. EnergySmart CNY is the local clean energy hub for everyone in Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego counties to connect with the growing opportunities to be part of the clean energy economy, including jobs, energy efficiency improvements to their homes or buildings, and considering solar and heat pumps where appropriate.
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Regional Assessment and Barriers Analysis (RABA)
The Regional Assessment and Barriers Analysis (RABA) guides the development of EnergySmart CNY. The RABA provides regional context for our program operations, identifies trends and other important factors that impact our work in the region, develops recommendations for local and state program administrators, and outlines next steps for our program to maximize our reach and impact.
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From 2022-2024 EnergySmart CNY used a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods to gain insight into our region’s access to clean energy barriers and opportunities, including one-to-one conversations with local organizations, community-based conversations with residents, surveys, stakeholder meetings, and roundtables. In all, our engagement activities gathered feedback by reaching well over 1,100 Central New York residents, the majority of whom live in disadvantaged communities (DACs) as defined by New York’s Climate Justice Working Group.
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To learn more, visit EnergySmart CNY's website here.