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Jasmine Graham has been hired as executive director for Mid-Hudson Energy Transition, a community choice aggregation energy program administrator, which is set to include Kingston.

At MHET, Graham “helms an organization poised to be a key leader in helping Hudson Valley communities provide equitable access to clean and healthy energy resources to their residents, especially low-income families and communities of color that disproportionately experience the most harmful effects of air pollution and climate change along with high energy costs,” the company said in an announcement.

Graham comes to the non-profit organization with more than five years of leadership experience working to advance climate and environmental justice in the clean energy transition at the national level as well as in New York City and the state.

Most recently, she worked at the Building Decarbonization Coalition as the senior equity and affordability advisor, and prior to that served as the energy justice policy manager for WE ACT for Environmental Justice. Graham serves on New York City’s Local Law 97 Advisory Board. Graham also worked at Sustainable Westchester, where she managed New York state’s first community choice aggregation program, which is also the state’s largest.
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Founded in 2021, MHET administers the community choice aggregation program for Kingston, called Kingston Community Energy. CCAs are municipal-level clean energy programs that purchase bulk energy supplies on behalf of their customers, allowing them to access renewable energy resources often unavailable through their utility companies.

Jasmine Graham and Mid-Hudson Energy Transition were featured by Cutting Edge Capital in their "Sustainability Goals at Work" series.

Mid-Hudson Energy Transition (MHET) is deeply committed to strengthening the resilience of local communities in the face of climate change through community education and local knowledge. MHET empowers municipalities, their residents, and businesses to own and share renewable energy, create healthier buildings, and join in community wealth-building to ensure that the clean energy transition benefits everyone, especially the low-income communities and communities of color that are being impacted first and worst by climate change.
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“Every decision we make as an organization is in the context of the climate crisis and the intersecting racial and economic inequalities that this problem was borne out of,” said Jasmine Graham, MHET Executive Director. “An equitable transition to local, renewable energy will bolster our community’s resilience and capacity to survive increasingly frequent and severe climate events.”

MHET’s community-centered approach has led to innovative and equitable solutions that reduce emissions while advancing a more inclusive and regenerative economy. 

“With the resources, knowledge, and solutions to contribute to this monumental shift, MHET we’re thrilled at the chance to do so with the communities of the Mid-Hudson region.”