Clocktower Close Condominiums receives energy efficiency award

From left: Ricardo Jordan, Eversource Energy; Hank Ashforth, Ashforth Co.; Erica Bell, Clocktower Close; and Joseph J. McGee and Francine Matredi of the Business Council of Fairfield County at the Stamford 2030 District”™s fifth annual Change Makers Awards.

Clocktower Close Condominiums at 25 Grand St. in Norwalk received the Stamford 2030 District”™s fifth annual Change Makers Award in the category of energy during a ceremony at the Metro Green Terrace in Stamford.

The solar panel project, estimated to save $37,000 a year in energy costs, was a collaboration between the Clocktower Close Condominiums Association board of directors, Plaza Realty & Management Corp. and MHR Development. Eversource, the energy utility company with offices in Berlin, introduced and connected the two companies.

The 91 Fountain Terrace Association of Stamford, another client of Plaza Realty & Management Corporation, received an honorable mention award accepted by their president, Anthony Spetsaris, for upgrades to the electrical system for their community that have improved the building”™s energy use and utility savings for its unit owners.

The annual Change Makers Award is an initiative of the Business Council of Fairfield County recognizing sustainability leaders and projects in the areas of energy, water, transportation and resiliency.