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8/3/2019 Model Energy Home Fact Sheet[1]
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National Grid Model Energy Home Fact Sheet
CM5082 A (10/11)
About the Home
■ The National Grid Model Energy Home is a key
initiative of the National Grid-Buffalo Niagara Medical
Campus Energy Innovation Partnership.
■ The home is located at 941-945 Washington St, walking
distance from the NFTA-Metro Allen St/Medical
campus stop and within the Buffalo Niagara Medical
Campus.
■ The two-storey, brick home is over 6000 square feet,
providing significant space for the variety of home
energy innovations, displays and interactive stations
planned for the project, as well as providing full
disabled access.
■ The home was originally constructed in 1915 as two
separate homes and later joined and renovated for
use as medical offices. Using a period home will help
illustrate the ability to use the latest technologies in a
region with a variety of older and historic housing.
Transforming the Home■ The Partnership will renovate and retrofit the home,
transforming it into the National Grid Model Energy
Home to demonstrate modern, state-of-the-art
energy usage, efficiency and management innovations.
■ This will involve showcasing and encouraging the
adoption of a range of home energy innovations,
including energy efficiency, home energy management,
renewable energy and grid modernization technologies.
Engaging the Community
■ Serving as a community education center, the Nationa
Grid Model Energy Home will engage the surrounding
neighborhoods and the wider Buffalo-Niagara region
in home energy, with engaging experiences for both
adults and youth, who are the future of the region.
Valuable information will be provided on residential
programs provided by National Grid, state and federal
agencies, and community organizations.
■ In addition to the National Grid Model Energy Home’s
heritage, it is strongly linked to Buffalo’s rich energy
history: not only was Buffalo the first US city to install
streetlights, but Washington Street was one of the
three streets where these first streetlights were installed.
■ This historic connection to Buffalo’s history of energy
innovation allows the National Grid Model Energy
Home to not just inform residents, but also provide
them with a sense of pride, ownership and steward-
ship in the origins and legacy of the first electricity grid
established in the area, and how it has contributed to
modern-day society.
■ Building on the historic connections, the education
center will also include rotating exhibits, celebrating
the history of energy innovation in the Buffalo-Niagara
region.