Sustainable Westchester, Inc.

Last week, our team was so proud to join Lauren Brois, our Director of Building Decarbonization, as she was recognized at the New York Energy Consumers Council's Energy New York Awards 2024! Since 2013, Lauren has led community-based campaigns to help Westchester County residents realize energy savings. She is a highly committed Environmental Educator with a strong record of influencing community behavior and policies through innovative education programs, creative marketing strategies, and strong relationships. She is passionate about environmental stewardship and dedicated to creating a more sustainable world!

It was recently announced that New York State has installed 6GW of distributed solar, achieving its Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act goal a year ahead of schedule! This is enough to power 1 million+ homes & businesses. We’re thrilled to be a part of the solar revolution right here in Westchester. Our Solar team is hard at work putting together new programs to help our municipal members embrace solar energy. Stay tuned for announcements in the coming weeks!

Miller Proctor Nickolas, Inc. is looking forward to tabling at the Westchester County Clean Energy and Resource Fair on November 19th at the Westchester County Center. We want to thank Westchester County Office of Economic Development and Sustainable Westchester, Inc. for organizing this fair, we are looking forward to being a part of it. MPN is always looking for new and talented individuals to join our employee-owner family. As we move further along as a finalist for The Empire Technology Prize and with our Oilon ChillHeat Product Line, we are looking for talented individuals in the Clean Energy Space. If you are interested in attending this event and speaking with MPN directly about our job openings, register here: https://lnkd.in/ei7vAS-d We hope to see you there! #MPN #employeeowned #hiring #cleanenergy

We are very excited to be participating in a few weeks, and hope to meet many great candidates for openings on our team. Thanks for this opportunity Sustainable Westchester, Inc.

We’re just a few weeks out from the Westchester County Clean Energy Job and Resource Fair on November 19, and there are upwards of 50 employers and resource providers already signed up to participate! Are you interested in tabling at the event? Contact Yasmin Najjar at careerfair@sustainablewestchester.org today! Job seekers, be sure to register for this exciting opportunity here: https://lnkd.in/ei7vAS-d Attending Home Care Brightcore Energy Lehman College Cup Zero U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Environmental Leaders of Color First Student Healthy Home Energy & Consulting, Inc. PLUMBERS & STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 21 NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision New York Geothermal Energy Organization New York Power Authority Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. Primerica Quest Solar Shelter Air SHEET METAL WORKERS CRAFT TRAINING FUND LOCAL UNION 38 Smarter Energy Services Southern Westchester BOCES STRATCO Property Solutions SUNY Westchester Community College The AES Corporation The Guidance Center of Westchester Westchester-Putnam Career Center Network Westchester Library System Mothers Out Front 24 Trainings NYSERDA Urban League of Westchester New York State Police PLUMBERS & STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 21 Rivertown Solar LLC Untapped Solutions Family Services of Westchester #NewYorkersforCleanPower Independent Living, Inc. #WestchesterCountySMARTCommute Miller Proctor Nickolas, Inc. University at Buffalo Center for Industrial Effectiveness Federated Conservationists of Westchester County #NYSAssociationofConservationCommissions PowerMarket

Our Executive Director Noam Bramson was happy to join members of the New Castle Sustainability Advisory Board (including Vivek Sunderam Agastya, Maxine Margo, Alicia Molloy, and Student Members Jordan Silver and Bailey Card) for a deep dive into the Westchester Power program and beyond on the latest episode of New Castle Going Green. Definitely worth a listen as they covered the renewable electricity program basics, what to expect with the new contract beginning November 1, and the impact it has had on our communities. Many thanks for the great work the committee has done for years helping New Castle Go Green! Click here for the episode: https://lnkd.in/exGKvMMh

🌏 Sometimes climate doomerism can take a toll on our psyche. As an act of climate optimism, SOLARPUNKS joined forces with DER Task Force and Stereogum to throw Brooklyn’s First Solar-Powered Concert on Saturday at Newlab to show that decarbonization is happening faster than we think. 🌞 We wanted to show the viability of running a full concert production fully on the power of the sun (no diesel generators or fuel) while also tapping into the decentralized power of community microgrids. While there are larger productions running fully on battery now (woohoo!), they are typically powered by diesel given our current fossil fuel paradigm. 🔋 Learn more about this proof-of-concept for mobile battery energy storage systems (mBESS) and community-owned clean energy generation in the link below! 🔌 Special thanks to Sunbelt Rentals, Inc., Sustainable Westchester, Inc., HOPE Hydration, and POND Creative for their in-kind support! 🎸 Shouts to the artists, agents and managers who entrusted us to run their production fully on clean electrons with no diesel generator back-ups: Nation of Language, Grace Ives, Model/Actriz and Psymon Spine. 👫 James McGinniss Corey M Johnson Christina Chu Duncan S. Campbell Ryan Leas Colleen Metelitsa Allison Bates Wannop Nicole Green Michel Delafontaine Noam Bramson Karin Campbell Rachel Cabitt Natalie Leonard Tim Hade Shea Hughes Baptiste Chavaillaz Anthony Perez William Casagrande Adriana Bartolomei 📸 Emilio Herce https://lnkd.in/gd5hFqGD

Good people can be hard to find, so we are excited to be attending the Westchester County Clean Energy Job and Resource Fair, on Nov. 19th, co-hosted by our friends at Sustainable Westchester, Inc. If you're looking for a career in clean energy click the registration link in their post below. Hope to see you there #nowhiring #team #westchester

Sustainable Westchester was honored to participate in the Virtual Social Justice Speaker Series hosted by Manhattanville University's Sister Mary T. Clark Center for Religion and Social Justice. This series features weekly workshops led by various community partners, exploring important sustainability and social justice issues. A few weeks ago, Yasmin Najjar and Pam Miner presented on behalf of Sustainable Westchester, discussing environmental justice, workforce development, and its significance for Westchester County. They addressed how our programs aim to tackle inequality and serve underserved communities, contributing to a more sustainable and just future. The Clark Center, a cornerstone of Service Learning at Manhattanville, integrates Religion & Spirituality, Social Justice, Activism & Advocacy, and Community Service to offer students experiential learning opportunities that connect education with real-world impact. We are grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this meaningful initiative!

We were so proud to be a part of this innovative event!