Rocky Hill, CT (March 24, 2021) – The Connecticut Green Bank proudly announces the release of a new interactive digital tool that provides access to their database of green energy projects along with the impacts these investments are having across Connecticut. The Mapping Analysis of Your Area (MAYA) tool offers accessible impact data in categories that include: investment deployed; jobs created; tax revenue generated; public health benefits; energy outcomes; avoided emissions; greenhouse gas avoidance equivalencies.
“With nearly a decade of collected data available, the Green Bank wants to offer access to Connecticut residents, community groups, municipal leaders, legislators, and other stakeholders who can productively utilize this information. The MAYA tool allows everyone to see the measurable results of green energy investment in their communities and offers invaluable options to compare and contrast as they select policies and set goals,” said Green Bank Board of Directors Chairwoman Lonnie Reed.
The data presented in MAYA can be sorted across municipalities, counties, State Senate and State House Districts, U.S. Congressional Districts, and census tracts, including by area median income.
“It took some exploration to create an interface for the public, and we are pleased to introduce MAYA, a name we selected as an homage to Maya Angelou, famous American author, poet, and civil rights activist by whom our vision statement was inspired,” said Bryan Garcia, President and CEO of the Green Bank. “With so much data at our fingertips, it was important for us to share what has been accomplished through our network of partners, from lenders and contractors to the utilities, and the individual residents making green energy a part of their daily lives.”
Originated in 2011 as the nation’s first green bank, the Connecticut Green Bank has since supported the creation of more than 23,000 green energy jobs in the state, while reducing the energy cost burden on over 55,000 families, businesses, and nonprofits. This has been achieved by leveraging a public-private financing model that uses limited public dollars to attract multiples of private capital investments, mobilizing nearly $2 billion in total investment.
To access the MAYA tool, please visit maya
