Press release from Buncombe County:
Buncombe County will be featured during the Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) Innovation Hour, which will be held as part of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) 2020 Virtual Annual Conference. Buncombe County staff were selected to receive a LGFCU Excellence in Innovation Award for developing a successful, novel program to help counties improve services to citizens.
The Energy Innovation Task Force (EITF) was created as a collaboration between Buncombe County, City of Asheville, and Duke Energy in direct response to Duke Energy’s plans to build a new gas-powered peaking plant. The EITF set a goal to delay or avoid the need for that new fossil-fuel infrastructure. The EITF partners engaged in a multi-year campaign to determine the demand reduction needed and to enhance and create programs to address energy efficiency and demand-side management. As a result of these programs, collaborative public awareness campaign, and community engagement, the need for the peaking plant was avoided resulting in a huge win for Buncombe County.
What: LGFCU Innovation Hour, hosted by the NCACC
When: Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, 4-5 p.m.
Where: Remote, click here to access the session.
Why: To recognize county employees for finding new and improved ways to serve their communities.
Who: LGFCU Excellence in Innovation Award recipients from Alexander, Buncombe, Catawba, Henderson, Macon, Scotland, Transylvania, Union, and Watauga counties.
- Behavioral Health Clinic – Alexander County
- Energy Innovation Task Force – Buncombe County
- Make Your Recycling Efforts Count – Catawba County
- Library to Go – Catawba County
- Behavioral Health Navigation for Inmates – Henderson County
- No Wrong Door – Macon County
- “LIEAP” into the Community – Scotland County
- Fungi Demonstration Project – Transylvania County
- Behavioral Health Collaborative – Union County
- High Country Food Hub – Watauga County
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