Can Going Solar Save You Money?

Can Going Solar Save You Money?

As the effects of climate change continue to be felt around the world, the decisions we make regarding our energy use have never been more urgent. As many are aware, fossil fuel energy is a major threat to our planet’s well-being. When fossil fuels are burned, they release dangerous amounts of carbon dioxide into the air, trapping heat into our atmosphere and ultimately leading to climate change. Though most households in America still use fossil…
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How To Lower Your Energy Bills

How To Lower Your Energy Bills

Throughout this winter, residents across the Northeast have been experiencing high costs for their electric and gas bills. This rise in utility costs has led residents to turn down their thermostats, limit their electricity use, and do what they can to reduce their grocery purchases. Despite the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities’ mandate to reduce prices by about 4-5% for some gas customers, residents should still expect higher costs to continue throughout the season. Aside…
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ZeroCarbonMA’s Road To Decarbonization

ZeroCarbonMA’s Road To Decarbonization

“We know we need to electrify as quickly as possible,” Lisa Cunningham declared during MassEnergize’s Community of Practice meeting in January, “and our mission at ZeroCarbonMA is to facilitate that by building the political infrastructure to get us to that goal.” Cunningham is a co-founder of ZeroCarbonMA, an organization that develops electrification legislation for communities in the Boston area, as well as at the State level and beyond. In the fall of 2019, the team originally…
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Finally on the Road to a Decarbonized U.S.?

I am very hopeful that the U.S. will finally make some progress in addressing climate change in 2023. There are fundamental market shifts coming into play in our energy world. The last time we saw these kinds of shifts 10-15 years ago, in the intervening years New England has been able to keep our electricity demand constant due to substantial investments in energy efficiency, and we have seen incredible growth in the solar market, the…
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Community Profile – Fairmont Indigo Collaborative, Boston MA

Community Profile – Fairmont Indigo Collaborative, Boston MA

The Fairmount Indigo CDC Collaborative (FICC) is a group of three community development corporations (CDCs) in Boston whose environmental justice communities are served by the Fairmount Commuter Rail Line: Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation, Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation, and Southwest Boston Community Development Corporation. FICC's collective mission is to strengthen vibrant, sustainable neighborhoods united by this rail line. The Collaborative's work revolves around bringing climate justice and health equity to the Fairmount corridor through…
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Welcome to Nathan Kumar Scott, Our New Executive Director

We are so excited to welcome our new Executive Director, Nathan Kumar Scott. Nathan comes to MassEnergize with a career in nonprofit leadership, having spent close to 20 years as the Executive Director of a variety of organizations focused on climate change, sustainability, and experiential education.  Most recently Nathan was the Executive Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension in Schuyler County, NY, where he oversaw the development of programs in climate stewardship, both residential and municipal…
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Introducing the Summer of 2022 Community Engagement Interns!

Introducing the Summer of 2022 Community Engagement Interns!

Written by Makayla, Marina and Gina Hi everyone! We are the 2022 MassEnergize Community Engagement interns for this summer: Marina, Makayla, and Gina! (We are not super photogenic over Zoom, but then again, who is?) Marina is a rising sophomore at Tufts University in Medford, but she is working remotely with us from Brazil. As a sailor of ten years, Marina grew up surrounded by water sites. However, in the last few years, she began…
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Using Social Media for your Climate Outreach

By MassE Intern Gabe Rosenbloom How often do you use social media? Well, I guess “use” is a funny word. Instead of “using” social media in the form of posting, I often find myself spending time on social media gazing at what others have posted. Whether it’s my own OCD or the beauty of what social media can do, I always feel compelled to go through everything I have missed from the prior day. Although,…
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Revamped Mass Save Incentives for 2022

At our March communities meeting, Mass Save representatives presented on the completely revamped Mass Save energy efficiency incentive programs for 2022. As a reminder, communities served by National Grid, Eversource, Cape Light Compact, Unitil, Liberty and Berkshire Gas all pay into a fund that is used by the Mass Save program to fund energy efficiency. Our partner communities served by a Municipal Light Plants have energy efficiency services that vary - from the innovators to…
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Hooray for Concord’s Ag Fair and Locally Grown Tomatoes!

September is a hectic month, with school and work picking up after a too-short summer, but one thing I always look forward to is the annual farmer’s market celebrating our local farms.  Main Street is closed to traffic for a few hours on a Saturday in order to showcase and sell the best locally grown produce.  Getting to see familiar and new faces and partake in great conversations is always part of the scene.  I…
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