A word from our Sponsors...
On Thursday June 25, NSTAR hosted a NSTAR Technology Show for business and municipal customers. This full-day workshop featuring a welcome address by Phil Guidice, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources examined how energy efficiency and renewable technologies impact the bottom line. Participants gained knowledge on the latest technologies, became aware of incentives and enhanced incentives, and had apple opportunity to network with peers. The event attracted 270 registrants, including 14 sponsors and 3 partners and provided a very robust exhibit area. Attendees who stayed until the end of the event received a certificate good for an additional 10 percent incentive towards a Business Solutions (retrofit) project through 12/31/09 or a Constructions Solutions project through 6/25/10. Learn more here.
National Grid has launched a Second Refrigerator / Freezer Turn-In Recycling program. This program targets residential electric customers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, providing monetary and environmental incentives to dispose of their second refrigerator or freezer.
Eligible customers contact National Grid’s program vendor, who removes the appliances from customers’ homes at no charge. JACO Environmental disposes of the appliance in an environmentally responsible manner, recycling approximately 95 percent of each unit. As an added incentive, customers are given a rebate of $30.
Any National Grid electric customer in Rhode Island or Massachusetts can schedule a pickup by calling toll-free 1-877-545-4113 or visiting coolturnin.com.
Hartford, Connecticut’s new Science Center opened its doors on June 19 and visitors had their first look at Greenslope – the model community featured in its Energy City Gallery. The gallery is a result of a $2 million partnership between the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund and the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund. Visitors to the Energy City Gallery can view exhibits on energy-efficient windows, energy-efficient appliances/lights, sustainability, product life cycles, passive solar design, residential Solar PV installations, wind power, biomass, hydropower, fuel cells, real-time energy monitoring systems, day lighting, occupancy sensors and LED traffic lights. The Science Center itself was designed and built using energy-efficient equipment and strategies such as premium-efficiency motors, demand controlled ventilation, lighting controls and energy-efficient exhibit lighting.
