January 2023 – New York State Update

BPA and BPCA have weekly scheduled calls and communications with executive officers surrounding collaborations, workforce development opportunities inside and outside existing programs. BPCA continues to increase push for stakeholder cooperation to prevent programs from being created in a vacuum. The association has become a qualified vendor with NYSERDA for impending funds implementation through a detailed RFP process.

BPA’s State Outreach Coordinator Maria Lewis attended the Mayor’s Ball in the City of Syracuse. The city is working with multiple contractors to create an energy efficiency workforce and she met with many people from the city’s Neighborhood Business and Development team.