Category: Clean Energy – Page 15

What We Do: Clean Energy

Posted on May 30, 2017 at 10:10 am. Written by Elise Harmon

In the video above, Cammy Peterson, Director of Clean Energy, explains the role of the Clean Energy Department at MAPC. MAPC’s clean energy services range from local energy and climate […]

Heat and Cool Your Town More Efficiently with Clean Technologies

Posted on April 27, 2017 at 2:28 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

On Tuesday, April 4, MAPC and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) convened a workshop for municipalities on clean heating and cooling. The event was the first in a series […]

Convert Your Fleet to Clean Fuel: Still Time to Join Group Purchase

Posted on April 5, 2017 at 10:43 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Time’s running out to sign up to update your municipal vehicles to clean technology through the first round of MAPC’s Green Mobility Group Purchasing Program. Let us know you’re interested in participating by […]

Planning 101 Blog: Newton’s Community Solar Share Initiative

Posted on January 26, 2017 at 4:13 pm. Written by designprinciples

Typically, low income households pay a higher percentage of income for electricity than those in other income tax brackets, and can’t afford the upfront costs of buying and installing cost-saving […]

Newton's Community Solar Share Initiative: Sometimes, the Answer is Hidden in Plain Sight

Posted on January 26, 2017 at 12:06 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Typically, low income households pay a higher percentage of income for electricity than those in other income brackets. In Boston, for example, median-income households spend 2.8 percent of their total […]

How Municipalities Are Saving Money and Energy through MAPC’s Peak Demand Notification Program

Posted on October 24, 2016 at 1:05 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

For most of us, paying for electricity means paying for what we use. Municipalities do that, too, but they also have to pay something called a capacity charge for their […]

Communities Find New Ways to Access Cleaner, More Affordable Energy

Posted on April 1, 2016 at 2:19 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

By Cammy Peterson, Clean Energy Director at MAPC. Cross-posted from the Barr Foundation blog. How leading cities and towns in Massachusetts are scaling up renewable energy while bringing cost savings […]

Metro Mayors Commit to Climate Change Preparedness

Posted on May 20, 2015 at 4:27 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

On May 13, 2015, MAPC hosted an unprecedented Climate Preparedness Summit at UMass Boston in partnership with the City of Boston and Mayor Martin Walsh. The historic event convened the […]

Municipal Solar in Sudbury

Posted on April 7, 2014 at 1:31 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

To utilize otherwise nonproductive space on their closed landfill, Sudbury decided to fill it with solar panels–6,060 of them. This solar power purchase agreement was part of a group procurement […]

LED Streetlight Conversions in Arlington

Posted on March 7, 2014 at 4:36 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

This is the second in a series of videos that MAPC’s Clean Energy Division has made about our work in four communities. Check out the first one, focusing on local […]