Collective Energy Company

We’ve been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) DOE Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to build up to 175 microgrids for #rural #communityhealthcenters in the US southeast. Together with our CHARGE Partners: Capital Link, National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), and Clean Energy Group, and many other critical and community benefits partners like American Microgrid Solutions, Black Owners of Solar Services, Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), and GRID Alternatives , we will be able to build resilience, and provide carbon reduction and financial savings for rural and remote health centers who are vulnerable to power loss and climate-caused natural disasters. The goal will be for health centers to better serve their communities while we also help train critical clean energy workforce in the region. Ours was one of 17 community-driven projects in rural and remote areas across the country selected to receive funding to build and upgrade clean energy infrastructure. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/d8ri8Vtz I'm so proud of the Collective Energy Company team for the effort it took to make this dream a reality.

"It's the least thing we can do for our mother earth" --Jane Garcia, CEO So proud of our latest project completed for La Clínica de La Raza at their Vallejo, CA health center with our CHARGE Partners National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) and Capital Link and as always, with our partners and friends at American Microgrid Solutions This is just 1 of 3 projects underway with La Clinica, a critical #communityhealthcenter in the Bay Area that serves 80,000 patients and employs over 800 staff. Their CEO Jane Garcia is an absolute legend. And her amazing team drove this project forward, and also the next two! This site was able to easily afford this project thanks to a 50% #InflationReductionAct rebate and as a result, it will pay off in 5 years, and offset thousands of tons of carbon emissions! There's no good reason not to do this. https://lnkd.in/gFzXjp9z

Really looking forward to speaking and learning at this event and bringing back the lessons to the rest of the Collective Energy Company team!

🌐 1 WEEK UNTIL THE URBAN FUTURE FORUM. This new type of event by the Urban Future Lab NYU Tandon School of Engineering, brings together climate-focused #community based organizations, New York City officials, startups, investors, academics, and industry leaders to explore how best to equitably develop and deploy #climatetech solutions in #NYC and beyond. 📍Location: Civic Hall, 124 E 14th St, New York, NY 10003 📅 Date: June 25, 2024 ⏰ Time: 9AM - 5PM️ 🎟️ Limited slots available. RSVP today: https://lu.ma/r4ftavr7   🌠 Featured Speakers ( more to be announced): Abby Jo Sigal (Executive Director, NYC Mayor's Office of Talent and Workforce Development), Tim DiGiulio (Head of Sustainable Finance Advisory, Wells Fargo), Adam Cohen (Co-Founder & CTO, NineDot Energy), Shubert Jacobs (Executive Director, Bronx Charter School for Better Learning), Sara B. Chandler (Director of Innovation, Equity & Access, Elemental Excelerator), Eric Davis (Section Manager, Research & Development - Innovation Hub, Con Edison), Brett Branco (Director, Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay), Tameka Vasquez (Founder & Advisor, The Future Quo ™), Vince Romanin (CEO & Founder, Gradient), David Leezer (Retail AC R&D Team Leader, Midea America Corp), Paul Rothman (Director, Smart Cities IoT at the New York City Office of Technology & Innovation), Annel Cabrera-Marus (Chief Program Officer, Green City Force), Neil Padukone (Executive Director, City of New York Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Council), Andrew MacCalla (CEO, Collective Energy Company), Michael Yee (Director, EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL TRUST FUND OF THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY), Carolyn Kissane (Associate Dean, NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs), Craig Wilson (Executive Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, NYU Tandon School of Engineering), Jeannette Williams (COO, Urban Future Lab) Our team has prepared a full day designed to increase #connectivity within the climatetech ecosystem, explore #strategies for advancing equitable #pilot projects, and accelerate the #deployment of climate solutions. We hope to see you there!

This should be a great event and I'm excited to represent Collective Energy Company on this panel and learn from this group of experts.

Cities like Houston, where officials are slowly waking up to the risks of extreme heat, often tout cooling centers as a way to protect vulnerable residents. But what is a cooling center without power? I don't know, but it's not a cooling center.

The Collective Energy team had a great week in Hawaii, re-connecting with amazing people and visiting with #healthcenters and their on-site farms to plan and design clean energy projects. And thanks to the Hawaii Primary Care Association for putting on an inspiring and soulful event. Thanks to the The Kresge Foundation for supporting this work. Kokua Kalihi Valley Lanai Community Health Center Hana Health Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center

I love this picture that David Ortega took so much. He recently captured one of Collective Energy Company solar installations at Mendocino Community Health Centers so beautifully. The joy, the camaraderie, the feeling of doing something good in your work. Thanks to GRID Alternatives for not just being the installer on the project, but supporting the training and education of a diverse and inclusive clean energy workforce. National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) American Microgrid Solutions California Primary Care Association Capital Link