2020
KEITH
KINCH
GENERAL MANAGER & CO-FOUNDER
BLOCPOWER
Keith Kinch has been serving as General Manager and co-founder at BlocPower. In the summer
of 2016, Kinch led the “Solarize Brownsville” campaign where more than 200��homes were
outfi tted with solar panels. Solarize Brownsville brought together community partners, local
residents, and the selected solar installer to successfully demonstrate that solar power can
make an impact in low-to-moderate-income communities.
In 2017��Kinch led the partnership with the Mayor’s Offi ce of Sustainability, and Department of
Housing Preservation and Development on Community Retrofi t NYC program to produce over
500��retrofi ts for 5–50��unit multi-family buildings in Con Edison’s Brooklyn Queens Demand
Management zone. In 2019��BlocPower partnered with Con Edison and NYSERDA to launch
“Green the Bronx,” which helped hundreds of multifamily building owners in the Bronx convert
their fossil fuel heating systems to clean heating & cooling systems. As part of the partnership,
Con Edison, NYSERDA and BlocPower will provide engineering, project management,
customer education, fi nancing, and no money down equipment leases for building owners.
Kinch, a second generation American, was born to parents from the beautiful island of Barbados.
He has enjoyed reading comic books, bike riding, and rooting for the New York Giants.
Kinch received his undergraduate degree at John Jay College and his graduate degree at
American International University. He spent eight years as a community organizer, and two
years as Deputy Field Director in New York State for the Democratic National Committee
under President Obama’s grassroots arm, Organizing for America. He helped advance key
pieces of legislation such as the Affordable Healthcare Act. Kinch currently resides with his
wife and two children in New York.
KINGS OF THE BRONX