The American Association of Blacks in Energy history In the making 2018

Hosted By: Ronald Bethea

Guest;  Tracey Woods AABE Vice President of Operations

The American Association of Blacks in Energy

The purposes of AABE are the following:

• To serve as a resource for policy discussion of the economic, social and political impact of environmental and energy policies on African Americans and other minorities.
• To ensure involvement of African Americans in governmental energy policymaking by recommending capable sensitive and informed personnel to appropriate officials.
• To encourage both the public and private sectors to be responsive to the problems, goals and aspirations of African Americans in energy-related fields.
• To encourage African American students to pursue careers in energy-related fields and to provide scholarships and other financial aid for such students

Guest: Corey Ramsden: VP, Go Solar Program and PV Technical Sales Professional Solar United Neighbors of DC

Solar for All initiative. The District’s goal is to reduce the energy bill of at least 100,000 low-income households by 50% by 2032.