Place your un-decorated (natural) Christmas tree out to the curb by 7am on your collection day during the period from January 6-17. All decorations and lights must be removed and trees cannot be in a plastic bag. Greens from wreaths … Read More
Category Archives: Energy
Wednesday, January 17 from 7:30-8:30pm. Online. Massachusetts has had a rebate for electric cars since 2014, called MOR-EV. This year, the rebate underwent some big changes, thanks to last year’s climate law. During this webinar, we’ll go over the rebate … Read More
On Wednesday morning, the Healey administration’s Department of Public Utilities (DPU) issued a transformative decision for the future of the Massachusetts energy system. The top-line takeaway? For the first time in the 15 years since Massachusetts passed landmark decarbonization legislation, … Read More
Green Energy Consumers Alliance has been supporting a bill in the Massachusetts legislature that would stop retail electricity suppliers from signing up new customers on an individual basis. The bill would not affect municipal aggregation. The legislation has been sponsored … Read More
Starting January 2024, the City of Newton’s residential electricity buying program, Newton Power Choice, provides a default of 95% renewable energy to most Newton residents with the option to upgrade to 100% renewable. Newton Power Choice recently fell below Eversource … Read More
On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 the Newton Citizens Commission on Energy (NCCE) voted unanimously to join Mothers Out Front Newton, Green Newton and 350Mass Newton in support of A Proposal for Rapidly Reducing Methane Leaks in Newton to be submitted to … Read More
Thursday, November 16 from 4-5pm. Online. The deployment of offshore wind projects in federal waters off the East Coast of the United States is central to the Northeast states’ near-term climate and energy goals, but reaching those goals cannot come … Read More
Thursday, November 9 from 6-7pm. Online. Solar has become one of the least expensive sources for new energy generation. Fields of solar panels are appearing everywhere, including in forests and farmlands. While most people assume that cutting down forests to … Read More
As more and more people switch from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles (EVs), we hear a lot of questions along the lines of “can the grid handle it?” Sometimes that question is about supply and emissions (i.e. will we have … Read More
Thursday, October 19 at 7pm. Online. Induction stoves, long popular in Europe and Asia, are more efficient than gas or standard electric stoves. Some chefs and home cooks the the U.S. are now also making the transition to induction cooking, … Read More
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