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July Newsletter | | | | We can blame the summer for the delay in our July Newsletter, but the fact is that we have been super busy – more motivated than ever by July’s events. Let’s call out two of them. - As always, we celebrate the Fourth of July – Independence Day. However, through our ongoing work with community-based organizations, municipalities, trade associations, universities, state agencies, and partner firms, we have come to understand that interdependence and cooperation are every bit as important as individual freedom. That was also the case in the country’s founding. We would not have shed our oppressors otherwise. “Interdependence Day” has a nice ring to it.
- July 4th was also the day that the “big beautiful” bill was signed into law. According to an analysis by Energy Innovation, a non-partisan energy and climate think tank, electricity prices will surge throughout the next decade due to energy policy changes in the bill. This is because it significantly curtails access to renewable resources while throwing most of the federal eggs into the fossil fuel basket. As with many aspects of the bill, the most adversely impacted will be low-middle income, rural areas, and the environment – a different form of shackles. Community interdependence has never been more imperative.
Read on for more of what Beacon Climate has been up to in support of community interdependence. | | | | | | | | | | | | CEERUM on APPA Store. It’s official. CEERUM is now in the American Public Power Association (APPA) On-line store. The national association of over 1,400 public power utilities is all set to launch an annual marketing campaign for CEERUM starting in September. Beacon Climate will be at the APPA Customer Connections conference in Salt Lake City in November, demonstrating the product and discussing it in a panel session on Coupling Distributed Energy Resources and Affordability. | | | Frederick Douglas Building Added to List of Potential CCRHs in the “City of Champions”
| | | | Beacon Climate is thrilled to support a second site for a CCRH has been identified in the Historic City of Brockton MA – [aka City of Champions]. While the Thomas Edison Building (Old Colony Planning Council) represents a jump start for a city-wide community resiliency plan for the city, the old warehouse/distribution building on Frederick Douglas Avenue represents the realization of a longer term vision for local workforce and economic development. Further details to be forthcoming. If you are interested in this or other CCRH projects that BCI supports, please reach out to Makara Le at nmle@umass.edu. | | | Moneer Azzam to Join Advisory Board to Habitus Incorporated’s Climate Resilience Community Facilitation Fellowship
| | | | Beacon Climate Innovation’s co-founder Moneer Azzam was honored to be invited by Habitus Incorporated to join the Advisory Board of Climate Resilience Community Facilitation Fellowship Program. The program empowers community members, state and municipal staff with essential skills in collaborative decision-making, conflict resolution, meeting design, and facilitation while receiving critical training in climate resilience and anti-racism practices. | | | Vilcap Cohort Under a Full Head of Steam
| | | | Beacon Climate co-founder Rohit Nayak has been immersed in the intensive Vilcap Thriving Communities Accelerator. He joins representatives of nine other nascent firms with missions that support sustainable and resilient community development. “The insights and comradery that is coming from this rigorous mentor-peer facilitated program is helping us see our respective paths more clearly, while inspiring us to act more decisively in pursuing our missions,” commented Rohit. The program wraps up with an in-person Mid September event in Chicago. It is sponsored by the Salesforce and Hewlett Packard Foundations. | | | | | | As Beacon Climate strives to expand its “ecosystem” in Connecticut, it has been conducting a series of meetings and visits with various stakeholders in the State’s climate and energy network. This includes an inspiring visit to New Haven–based climate tech incubator ClimateHaven and long-established maker space MakerHaven. Special thanks to ClimateHaven’s president Ryan Dings and operations manager Cecil Gilliard for making the arrangements and giving a wonderful tour. | | | | Despite it being mid-summer, we are pleased to report that Beacon Climate enjoyed some success in July with its fundraising efforts. We plan to intensify this effort as we charge into September and the many exciting opportunities planned for the fall. If you or someone in your network is interested in learning more, please reach out to Noragh Devlin for more information. | | | | | | | | | | Demystifying Smart Building Opportunities Summit
Be part of the conversation shaping the future of high-performance buildings. On September 30 at Greentown Labs, industry leaders, innovators, capital experts, and public officials will face off with building owners and developers in a “Dolphin Tank”–style panel to unlock cost-saving, compliance-ready, and scalable decarbonization strategies. Co-hosted by Steven Winter Associates and Beacon Climate Innovations – RE&IC, we’re calling for panelists, sponsors, and partners ready to turn ideas into projects.
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Coming in the Fall
CCRH Opportunities Mixer for MWBE and Critically Underserved Business contractors, professionals and service providers looking to add “climate” in their portfolio. Hybrid Event to be held at Old Colony Planning Council’s office in the historic Thomas Edison Building in Brockton, Massachusetts. By connecting MWBEs with resources and project opportunities, we’re helping them see how their existing skills and services can generate sustainable income in the climate sector.
Stay tuned for event details. Reach out to Susie Shaw at susieshawconsulting@gmail.com
Other Events for Your Calendar | | | | | | | | | | | | As a rule, Beacon Climate doesn’t spotlight one of our own – but we are making an exception in this case. Vanessa has been the heart of Beacon Climate Innovations. She has brought a genuine sense of kindness and caring that should be integral to every business, but far too many lack today. In addition, with over two decades of experience in marketing, sales, climate, and leadership, Vanessa brings a mission-driven mindset and entrepreneurial energy to every project she touches. An alumna of Clark University, where she earned both her Bachelor's and MBA, Vanessa has served in leadership roles at Hewlett Packard, iXL, AMR Research and MIT Enterprise Forum. She also founded Partners in Productivity and Solvations. Consistently working in fields well ahead of their time like CRM, IoT and Social Innovations.
Her recent work with Beacon Climate includes leading community engagement with respect to the Riverside and LOFT Clean Energy Community Resilience Hubs in Taunton and supporting the growth and development of local MWBE and Critical Underserved Businesses seeking experience in climate-related fields. Vanessa has been instrumental in securing our MassCEC grants and implementing our plans against them. With her storied career, Vanessa has decided to scale back. True to form, she has been working diligently with Beacon Climate to fill her figuratively big shoes. Vanessa is committed to the planet, social justice and the many communities her kindness and dedication she touches. We expect to stay in close touch with Vanessa – to keep her apprised of the product of her work and welcome her guidance when she offers it. We will make sure that the exceptional integrity and thoughtfulness that she brought to Beacon Climate stays woven into the fabric of the company. Thanks Vanessa! | | | | | | | | The Climate and Energy Transition Community lost one of its most revered trailblazers and enduring leaders this past month: Dave Dayton. Dave founded the Hospital Efficiency Corporation (HEC), Energia Global International and Clean Energy Solutions Inc (CESI). He also authored a handful of books, one dedicated to hope and Microgrids. At Beacon Climate we’ve been honored to start working with Dave and his team at CESI on the St Peter/San Pedros Church CCRH and Network Geothermal project. We look forward to continuing to work with the CESI team to ensure that his legacy lives on. | | | | | | Copyright (C) 2025 Beacon Climate Innovations. All rights reserved.
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