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The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center has been a cornerstone of East Central Spokane since 1970. For over 50 y...
Spokane center gets first community microgrid via Avista fund
Key points (ReadOut summary)
- Project is eastern Washington's first community-based microgrid
- Funded by Avista's Named Communities Investment Fund
- Located at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in East Central Spokane
- Center has served community since 1970
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center has been a cornerstone of East Central Spokane since 1970. For over 50 years, they've built trust with the families and neighbors who rely on them most. That kind of history matters. It's exactly why this community became home to eastern Washington's first community-based microgrid—a project made possible through Avista's Named Communities Investment Fund that could help shape how communities across the region think about energy resilience for