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Lauren Essick

Originally from Asheboro, N.C., Lauren's love of mountains and conservation lead her to become our NC Energy Savings Outreach Coordinator, working to promote energy efficiency and clean energy as vital components in replacing fossil fuels as our primary energy source.

Blue Ridge Energy’s solar policies among the worst in Southeast

Saturday, November 17th, 2018 | Posted by Lauren Essick | No Comments

A new report shows that Blue Ride Energy has some of the worst solar policies in the Southeast. That's why we created a petition calling on Blue Ridge to support solar access and increase the cooperative's transparency with its member-owners. [ Read More ]


High Country energy contest winner receives home upgrades

Friday, October 5th, 2018 | Posted by Lauren Essick | 1 Comment

Amy Cook of Boone, N.C., recently received energy-saving home improvements through our High Country Home Energy Makeover Contest. The contest highlighted the need for affordable weatherization programs. [ Read More ]


County commissioners pass resolutions to support energy efficiency

Friday, June 30th, 2017 | Posted by Lauren Essick | No Comments

Buncombe County, N.C. passed a resolution encouraging the local electric cooperative to develop a program that would help thousands of people in the area afford home energy efficiency improvements. [ Read More ]


Two North Carolina counties make energy efficiency history

Saturday, March 25th, 2017 | Posted by Lauren Essick | No Comments

Two western North Carolina counties -- Yancey and Mitchell -- made energy efficiency history when they passed resolutions supporting development of an "on-bill financing" for their citizens by local utility French Broad Electric. [ Read More ]



 

 


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