A buildings upgrade prize supported community-led transformation of existing buildings into more energy-efficient spaces that are ready for clean energy. Looking to get involved in this initiative for healthy buildings? […]

July 12, 2023 Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC) is pleased to announce we were one of 27 applicants to get the green light from the U.S. Department of Energy to provide […]

Kansas City, Mo. (August 1, 2023) Results from a new preliminary study indicate that weatherizing living spaces can dramatically improve children’s health by improving indoor air quality and reducing exposure […]

written by MEC’s Buildings Department program manager, Mary English On January 5th, 2023, Kansas City’s largest utility, Evergy, announced plans to update the Hawthorn coal-burning power plant with a solar […]

written by MEC’s Buildings Department program manager, Mary English One of the things I love about my profession is the fact that I learn new things regularly. My most recent […]

On KKFI Radio’s show for 7/12/21, listeners had the opportunity to hear from Mary English, Energy Program Manager, Building Performance, and Miriam Bouallegue, Project Manager, Sustainable Transportation, both with Metropolitan […]

written by Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition director David Albrecht Batteries are ancient, by today’s tech standards.  Benjamin Franklin is the first person we know of to use the term, and the first […]

written by Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition director David Albrecht It’s easy enough to find information about energy—sometimes too much information to get a handle on. So, when thinking about energy in the United States, […]

written by Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition director David Albrecht You have power.    Your access to energy would have cracked human credulity for most of our species’ time on earth. For […]