Rural Energy Academy
The National Association of Counties (NACo), in partnership with the National Association of Development Officials (NADO), are working together to launch a Rural Energy Academy (“the Academy”) to provide resources, peer learning opportunities and targeted technical assistance (TA) to rural decision makers as they consider diversifying or expanding their energy production portfolios.
NACo and NADO, as trusted brokers of information for and coordinators of rural stakeholders, would lead the Academy and incorporate its programming into their member offerings. An Advisory Board would manage the Academy made up of its hosts, its seed funder – the Siting Clean Collaborative, Mana Group Consulting, and other subject matter experts.
Anticipated Impact
The Academy and its activities can help change the narrative on energy production from displacement to expansion; from erasing the past to building our collective future. County and municipal governments are, in many ways, the laboratory of innovation. Local leaders will be given tools, training and networking opportunities that build their expertise on energy production, allow them to visit and see success stories in-person, learn from unsuccessful projects, and efficiently solicit and incorporate community input to be fully equipped to make decisions about their communities’ energy future.
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Hosts
NACo and NADO will host the Academy to serve their memberships, which includes nearly 40,000 county elected officials and 3.6 million county employees that are members of NACo and the national network of more than 500 Regional Development Organizations (RDOs) across the country that NADO serves.
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Audience
Rural County elected representatives, zoning officials, planners, economic development professionals.
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Timeline
Rural County elected representatives, zoning officials, planners, and economic development professionals.
Rural Energy Academy.
The National Association of Counties (NACo), in partnership with the National Association of Development Officials (NADO), are working together to launch a Rural Energy Academy (“the Academy”) to provide resources, peer learning opportunities and targeted technical assistance (TA) to rural decision makers as they consider diversifying or expanding their energy production portfolios.
NACo and NADO, as trusted brokers of information for and coordinators of rural stakeholders, would lead the Academy and incorporate its programming into their member offerings. An Advisory Board would manage the Academy made up of its hosts, its seed funder – the Siting Clean Collaborative, Mana Group Consulting, and other subject matter experts.