A Bright Future: Preserving Coal Community Assets with Solar Opportunities

Available On-Demand

This webinar is available on-demand. If you have issue accessing the recording, please email nacomeetings@naco.org.

How can counties leverage clean energy infrastructure to best serve their community? Join NACo’s BRECC National Network learning session and hear from efforts in Nicholas County, W Va., to build a solar installation on reclaimed coal mine land and develop an impactful community benefits agreement with the local community college. This webinar will also share how counties can receive technical assistance and funding support through the U.S. Department of Energy’s SolSmart Technical Assistance and Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grants.

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Community & Economic Development

Speakers

Erich Miarka

Development Director, Savion, LLC

Bonny Copenhaver, Ed. D.

President, New River Community and Technical College

Robert Sozanski

Deployment Manager, Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain, U.S. Department of Energy

Zach Greene

Senior Manager, Clean Energy, World Resources Institute

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