Business & Tech

Royal Oak’s Adopt-A-Watt Program to be Featured at the White House

Thomas A. Wither has been invited to the White House, on Nov. 12.

The following is a press release from Royal Oak-based Adopt-A-Watt:

Adopt-A-Watt is very pleased to announce that its Founder Thomas A. Wither has been invited to the White House, on Nov. 12 to present an overview the National Adopt-A-Watt Program. 

Wither will be joined by Adopt-A-Watt®Advisory Board Member Jigar Shah, Founder of SunEdison, as well as, the first CEO of the Carbon War Room, a Richard Branson initiative.

Wither will highlight features of Royal Oak’s Adopt-A-Watt® Program that allow America’s, financially-challenged, public agencies to transition to energy efficient lighting and electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, at no cost to taxpayers. Please visit www.Adopt-A-Watt.comfor program information.

Shah will share his vision for utilizing new business models and financial innovation to help arrest climate-change and “unlock the greatest wealth creation opportunity of our time”. Please click on, ‘Creating Climate Wealth: Unlocking the Impact Economy’.to read about Shah’s recently published book.

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Their combined presentation will illuminate the financial benefits and stress the global importance of deploying, existing, energy efficient technology, today and not waiting for technological ‘breakthroughs’. 

White House invitations have been extended to the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Council on Environmental Quality, National Economic Council, Office of Energy and Climate Change, as well as, U.S. Department of Energy, EV Everywhere team members.

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