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'Solar for Sandy' Introduced at Red Hook Rec Center

Installation provides back-up energy source in Red Hook one year after area is devastated by Sandy.

The Red Hook Recreation Center in Brooklyn recently became the first official beneficiary of Global Green USA's ‘Solar For Sandy’ resiliency initiative.

A ribbon-cutting celebration for the installation, which took place in collaboration with lead funder IKEA, took place Oct. 23.

The Red Hook Recreation Center, along with the rest of Red Hook, was left without power for weeks one year ago when Hurricane Sandy hit. This new program will provide essential back-up energy capacity, help mitigate future power blackouts and provide expanded emergency services, making the recreation center a safe and reliable haven during crises.

 “The partnership will provide the Red Hook Recreation Center with renewable energy, it will increase the Center’s capacity to educate New Yorkers about climate change and it will enable the Center to provide potential relief to the public in the wake of severe weather events,"  said NYC Parks Deputy Commissioner Robert Garafola.


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