Avon Commits To Promoting Clean, Solar Energy

Town of Avon

AVON, CT — The Avon Clean Energy Commission and SmartPower, a non-profit marketing organization dedicated to promoting clean energy, recently announced the launch of a “PowerSmart” Campaign for the Town of Avon.

The groups will co-host a special PowerSmart Avon information session on Monday,
Nov. 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Avon Room located in Avon Town Hall Building #1, 60 W. Main
St., Avon.

The event will also be offered virtually at https://meet.goto.com/37357874... or
by dialing 1-877-309-2073 and entering access code 373-578-741.

"We encourage residents to attend the event and bring a friend or two along with them," wrote the Town of Avon in an announcement.

The solar and storage presentation will explain how a home battery system can be paired with a new or existing residential solar array to provide clean power at night, especially during a power outage.

The presentation will also cover the various financial incentives that are available and explain how they can be accessed.

PowerSmart Avon is a special 20-week community outreach campaign that is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.

The program is designed to present residents with the various opportunities and incentives available to them to own solar and battery storage systems, which allow residents to convert sunlight into electrical energy and store that energy in a battery for use later.

In addition, program participants can sell their excess stored energy to Eversource and help make the grid cleaner during critical “peak demand” periods.

“Through the Avon Clean Energy Commission, the Town of Avon has worked diligently to provide
residents with the resources they need to make smart energy choices for their homes,” said Brandon Robertson, Avon's town manager.

“We are pleased to provide this opportunity to educate residents on the benefits of solar plus battery storage for their homes and hope that the PowerSmart campaign encourages
them to make the transition.”

The Town of Avon is among a select handful of communities in Connecticut to launch a PowerSmart campaign.

“There’s no doubt that battery storage ‘saves the day’ – both literally and figuratively,” said SmartPower president Brian F. Keane.

For questions about the SmartPower campaign, contact Bob Wall at bwall@smartpower.org or
203-581-0006. For questions about the Avon Clean Energy Commission, contact Grace Tiezzi,
assistant town manager, at gtiezzi@avonct.gov or 860-409-4300.