Clean Energy
Planning101 is a space for MAPC staff to share their wealth of knowledge on topics related to smart growth and regional collaboration. This blog covers a diverse range of issues that include transportation, clean energy, land use, environment, public health, local government, equity, the innovative usage of public data, and the process of creating digital tools.
How Municipalities Are Saving Money and Energy through MAPC’s Peak Demand Notification Program
For most of us, paying for electricity means paying for what we use. Municipalities do that, too, but they also […]
Communities Find New Ways to Access Cleaner, More Affordable Energy
By Cammy Peterson, Clean Energy Director at MAPC. Cross-posted from the Barr Foundation blog. How leading cities and towns in […]
Metro Mayors Commit to Climate Change Preparedness
On May 13, 2015, MAPC hosted an unprecedented Climate Preparedness Summit at UMass Boston in partnership with the City of […]
Municipal Solar in Sudbury
To utilize otherwise nonproductive space on their closed landfill, Sudbury decided to fill it with solar panels–6,060 of them. This […]
LED Streetlight Conversions in Arlington
This is the second in a series of videos that MAPC’s Clean Energy Division has made about our work in […]
North Shore Community Energy Strategies
Last week, MAPC brought together residents of Salem, Swampscott, Hamilton, and Wenham at Swampscott High School to discuss strategies to […]