From Medfield Green, for the Medfield Energy Committee –
Are you interested in Solar Energy? Do you want to help bring Solar Energy to Medfield? If so, read on for a great opportunity to make a difference! Marie Nolan, Chair of the Medfield Energy Committee forwarded the following email about the Solarize Mass Program looking for “Solar Coaches” to spearhead the effort in various communities. Please contact Marie at (508) 361-8766 or mznolan@comcast.net if you are interested or would like to discuss further details. Proposals are due Oct. 15th.
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2015 Solarize Mass – Community RFP
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and DOER are seeking proposals from Massachusetts cities and towns to demonstrate local interest and engagement in the 2015 Solarize Massachusetts program.
This program will drive community adoption of solar PV projects through a partnership focused on localized marketing and installation efforts, which help to drive down the installation cost of small-scale solar electricity within the selected communities. The MassCEC and DOER plan to select a minimum of ten (10) communities (or groups of communities) to participate.
Click here to access the Community RFP documents. All inquiries should be submitted by email to Solarize@MassCEC.com and must contain “RFP for Communities” in the email subject line.
Community applications are due October 15, 2014. |
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Energy Efficiency from Coast-to-Coast: New Blog Post
Read the new Energy Smarts blog post, “Building Efficiency Gurus Exchange Ideas on Just About Everything,” from DOER’s Municipal Efficiency Coordinator, Aimee Powelka. The blog is based on her exchange of ideas with other states and the presentation of her paper, Massachusetts Green Communities: A Model Program for Energy Efficiency, at the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) summer study on energy efficiency in buildings. |
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| NSTAR’s Distributed Generation Interconnection Workshop
The interconnection process is complex and being improved. Utility-hosted “Distributed Generation Workshops” are helpful for anyone seeking to get more familiar with the process. They are free and sponsored by the Massachusetts utility companies as part of their agreement filed with DPU in October 2013. To register for the September 10 seminar, attendees can emailElaine.Zimmerman@NU.com no later than Sept 9th, 2014. Please include your full name and company name along with your e-mail and telephone number.
If you are registering more than one person, please include their contact information, too. Due to limited space NSTAR will not be able to accommodate on-site registration, so pre-registration is required.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 8:30 a.m.
One NSTAR Way Westwood, MA 02090 |
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Are Your Neighbors Saving More Than You?
DOER is pleased to offer two municipal meetings focused on energy efficiency opportunities through the Mass Save® program:
- Tuesday, Sep. 30 in Dartmouth – this meeting will bring together municipalities in the Southeast Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD) to discuss energy efficiency in the region. Agenda and registration.
- Thursday, Oct. 2 in Hudson – this meeting will bring together municipalities with municipal lighting plant electric service to highlight gas efficiency opportunities available through Mass Save. Agenda and registration.
Please contact your Regional Coordinator with questions.
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