Local program supports households and businesses navigating the complex world of grants to reduce heating costs and environmental impact
By Mike Lynch
As the director of the North Country Clean Energy Hub, Erin Griffin leads a team that works with residences and businesses to help them transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.
Griffin says there are multiple benefits to clean energy: it’s better for the environment and fewer impacts on people’s health than some other energy sources, and can lead to reduced energy bills. The latter two topics often resonate with the low to moderate income residents who are eligible for public funding programs, which the hub helps them navigate.
“Most of the households we work with are worried about basic needs,” Griffin said. “So that’s what we really focus on at the hub, is we’re thinking about comfort and affordability of people’s day-to-day lives, and we’re just trying to address those needs through using energy efficiency and clean energy opportunities.”
Read the full article in the Adirondack Explorer.