Climate Smart coordinator proposes countywide energy-literacy workshop

Aug 25, 2026

Mister Smith told the committee he wants to replicate a successful Queensbury workshop countywide with contractors, NYSERDA and National Grid at a central site so homeowners can secure in‑home estimates and assistance with state program applications.

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Mister Smith, the county's Climate Smart coordinator, asked the committee to consider organizing a countywide energy‑literacy workshop modeled on a Queensbury Climate Smart Task Force event. "At our last Climate Smart Communities meeting, we discussed a previously successful energy literacy workshop that was put on by the Queensbury Climate Smart Task Force," he said, and described a "one‑stop shop" for homeowners featuring contractor estimates, NYSERDA assistance and National Grid staff available to answer billing questions.

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