Community & Stakeholder Engagement

We live, work, and play in the communities we serve. CenTrio supports healthy growth through education and engagement.

CenTrio sponsored Syracuse Housing Authority’s 2025 Basketball Tournament
OVERVIEW

Why Community Engagement Matters

This matters to CenTrio because healthy, sustainable cities are built with people, not just infrastructure. By sponsoring causes, serving on commissions, and educating students to legislators, we earn trust and strengthen communities.

Events sponsored since 2024

BUILD TRUST, DRIVE IMPACT

Sustained engagement builds communities

CenTrio can strengthen communities by improving local resilience, lowering emissions, supporting healthier buildings, educating the public, informing policy, developing clean energy workers, and creating lasting civic benefits through sustained partnerships and infrastructure investment.

Community Sport Events

Community Sport Events

We sponsor events that offer at-risk youth opportunities to build positive & healthy connections with adults in our cities.

Academic ESG Commissions

Academic ESG Commissions

We provide subject matter expertise by maintaining seats on sustainability commissions and clean technology alliances.

Funding Medical Research

Funding Medical Research

We promote participation in events like the Blood Cancer United “Big Climb” & Office Volunteer Day at local food banks.

METRICS FOR CHANGE

How we engage our communities

CenTrio drives stakeholder and community engagement by hosting, sponsoring, and facilitating events at local and national scales. We educate and empower citizens to pursue sustainable lifestyles.

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Memberships in stakeholder orgs

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States we advocate for decarbonization

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Plant tours hosted annually

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Events sponsored since 2024

“Community engagement is at the heart of what we do—serving alongside our partners, building lasting relationships, and investing in the communities where we live and work.”

Deena Morgan

CenTrio-Sr. Vice President, Business Development

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Building strong community relationships

Community engagement is at the heart of our business strategy. By actively participating in local initiatives/events, and hosting educational plant tours, we build meaningful relationships with the people who support and surround our company.

  • SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
  • CENTRIO SPONSORSHIPS
  • EDUCATIONAL TOURS
  • OUT IN OUR COMMUNITIES

Speaking Engagements

Deena Morgan, CenTrio’s Sr. VP of Business Development speaking at a Member Breakfast Series. CenTrio was the Breakfast Series Sponsor for Downtown Houston+ in 2025.

CenTrio’s Senior Vice President of Business Development speaking at a Central Houston members breakfast.

CenTrio Sponsorships

CenTrio was proud to sponsor a table at the sold-out State of the City luncheon in Houston, TX where Mayor John Whitmire shared his vision and top priorities for Houston’s future.

Houston, TX Mayor John Whitmire speaking on stage along with a screen projecting him at the State of the City luncheon.

Educational Plant Tours

CenTrio led a tour of the Syracuse campus plant for SUNY ESF students. The visit gave the Sustainable Energy Systems class a hands-on look at real-world utility infrastructure.

Photo of students from SUNY ESF taking a plant tour at our CenTrio Syracuse plant in Syracuse, NY.

Out in our Communities

CenTrio was proud to showcase district energy at the 2025 Seattle Waterfront Grand Opening in partnership with N.W. Railway Museum – connecting history, sustainability, education and community!

Photo of a Seattle Waterfront Grand Opening Event that was across the street from our CenTrio Plant in Seattle, WA.