The Cool Down: Mayor Reveals Revolutionary Plan to Transform One of America's Poorest Towns
The Cool Down picked up Enfield's story and brought it to a national audience of climate-conscious readers. The piece focuses on the stark economics driving the project: a poverty rate three times the national average, winter electric bills exceeding $400, and a rate per kilowatt-hour that's higher than what residents in Raleigh pay despite earning a fraction of the income. Mayor Robinson's response to those numbers isn't a plea for charity. It's a building plan.