Planning is underway for Newton Power Choice, a group electricity purchasing plan for residents and businesses of Newton that provides a choice to buy more New England wind and solar power with an excellent opportunity to:
- Reduce demand for dirty fossil fuels;
- Protect our health;
- Create local jobs;
- Keep billions of dollars in Massachusetts.
Newton Coalition for Climate Action (newtonclimateaction.org), of which Green Newton is a member, recommends that Newton Power Choice set a high default percent of New England Class 1 renewable electricity for the program. NCCA supports a default of 40% above the State mandate of 13% for the initial contract (a total of 53% Class 1 New England renewable energy). This goal is feasible and is strongly supported by citizens polled in a recent Green Newton survey.
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please read, sign and share the letter of support here.
We are hoping to have 2,500 signatures by the end of March to demonstrate strong support in the community for a high percent of renewable energy in our initial aggregation contract.
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