The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offers a federal tax credit of $2,500 to $7,500 per new electric vehicle (EV) purchased in the United States. Right now, both the Chevrolet Volt and Chevrolet Bolt qualify for the full $7,500 federal tax credit. However, … Read More
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Join Green Energy Consumers Alliance on March 14 to learn what’s on the horizon for public electric vehicle charging in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. More people than ever are considering driving an electric car, and although most electric vehicle (EV) … Read More
Ann Berwick, the City of Newton Sustainability Director, has recently drawn attention to scamming efforts that are ongoing with offers of 100% Green Energy that are not related to the Newton Power Choice. These programs have also not been vetted … Read More
On March 4, the Newton City Council will vote on the question of passage of the Phase 3 Solar Proposal – there are two sites left to approve. Please send a short email to Newton City Councilors to let them know how strongly you … Read More
As a Green Newton board member, I signed up for the 100% renewable electricity option of the Newton Power Choice program. But I was curious to know how hard it would be to complete the process, so I took notes … Read More
Do you know that you can get a free energy assessment for your business? Joe Prestejohn, owner of Cabot’s Ice Cream in Newtonville, got an energy assessment for his restaurant and said, “Through the Mass Save program, Eversource’s designated vendor … Read More
Many residents are willing to pay an additional amount per month in the Newton Power Choice program for additional renewable energy. In fact, given the fortunate results of the City’s electricity procurement, the typical Newton electricity customer, who pays about $170 … Read More
Electric clothes dryers have been common for many years, so electrification of clothes drying is not exactly a new frontier. The real push in efficiency for the past decade or so has been with clothes washers—using less (hot) water and … Read More
The 100% Green option will purchase renewable electricity to match 100% of your electricity use, all from renewable energy projects in New England. Choosing this option means making the most significant contribution possible in the Newton Power Choice program for sustainability. Opt Up to 100% Renewable HERE. … Read More
Confused about mailings from ClearChoice Energy? The difference in price between the Newton Power Choice standard option and ClearChoice is huge. CleanChoice Energy is currently priced at 15 ¢/kWh, so for a typical Newton customer using about 700 kilowatt hours … Read More
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