Patrick Administration Awards $1.8 Million for Municipal Light Plant Energy Efficiency Programs
BOSTON – Tuesday, July 8, 2014 – The Patrick Administration today awarded $1.78 million in grants for energy efficiency programs for customers of municipal light plants (MLP) to expand cost saving and environmental benefits in 14 communities served by municipal utilities.
“With these grants, the Patrick Administration continues to expand the number of households, businesses and communities that participate in energy efficiency,” said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Maeve Vallely Bartlett. “Energy efficiency is our first fuel for a reason; it provides energy, environmental and economic benefits.”
The grants, funded with proceeds from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) auction, will leverage more than $1.8 million in MLP-funded energy efficiency programs, save participants more than $1.2 million in energy costs and have projected annual energy savings of nearly 8.3 million kWh. That’s enough electricity to power nearly 1,100 Massachusetts homes, and to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to removing 705 cars from the road. A portion of these grants will be used for municipal energy efficiency projects to reduce taxpayer-funded energy bills.
“The Patrick Administration has been a leader in reducing energy use and emissions, aided in large part by the clean energy leadership of cities and towns” said Department of Energy Resources (DOER) Acting Commissioner Meg Lusardi. “These grants will help ensure that more Massachusetts residents and businesses served by municipal utilities can improve their homes and worksites, use less energy and save money while also protecting our environment.”
The Green Communities Act of 2008 requires the state’s investor-owned utilities to capture all cost-effective energy efficiency opportunities for their customers before looking to new generation options to meet electricity demand. This requirement does not extend to municipal light plants. The grants will broaden the reach of the Commonwealth’s energy efficiency leadership, offering customers of MLPs similar energy savings and greenhouse gas reduction benefits afforded to customers of investor-owned utilities.
Approved Awards
Awardee
|
Category
|
Program or Project
|
Award
|
Belmont
|
Residential
|
100 homes insulated in 100 days
|
$ 164,250
|
Belmont
|
Residential
|
Mini split heat pumps
|
$ 20,000
|
Belmont
|
Municipal
|
LED streetlights
|
$ 25,000
|
Belmont
|
Administrative
|
Administration, marketing, outreach & education
|
$ 31,000
|
Belmont
|
TOTAL
|
$240,250
| |
Concord
|
Residential
|
Greening Your Heat
|
$ 145,000
|
Concord
|
Municipal
|
LED streetlights
|
$ 40,000
|
Concord
|
TOTAL
|
$185,000
| |
Groton
|
C&I
|
Exterior LED lighting efficiency program
|
$49,000
|
Groton
|
Municipal
|
Florence Roche Elementary School lighting retrofit
|
$49,000
|
Groton
|
TOTAL
|
$98,000
| |
MMWEC[1] - on behalf of Ashburnham, Chicopee, South Hadley and Sterling
|
Commercial & Industrial
|
Ashburnham Green Opportunities
|
$ 20,000
|
MMWEC - on behalf of Ashburnham, Chicopee, South Hadley and Sterling
|
Commercial & Industrial
|
Chicopee Green Opportunities
|
$ 100,000
|
MMWEC - on behalf of Ashburnham, Chicopee, South Hadley and Sterling
|
Commercial & Industrial
|
South Hadley Green Opportunities
|
$ 30,000
|
MMWEC - on behalf of Ashburnham, Chicopee, South Hadley and Sterling
|
Commercial & Industrial
|
Sterling Green Opportunities
|
$ 40,000
|
MMWEC - on behalf of Ashburnham, Chicopee, South Hadley and Sterling
|
Municipal
|
Ashburnham LED streetlights
|
$ 25,000
|
MMWEC - on behalf of Ashburnham, Chicopee, South Hadley and Sterling
|
Municipal
|
Chicopee LED streetlights
|
$ 125,000
|
MMWEC - on behalf of Ashburnham, Chicopee, South Hadley and Sterling
|
Municipal
|
South Hadley LED streetlights
|
$ 37,500
|
MMWEC - on behalf of Ashburnham, Chicopee, South Hadley and Sterling
|
Municipal
|
Sterling LED streetlights
|
$ 50,000
|
MMWEC - on behalf of Ashburnham, Chicopee, South Hadley and Sterling
|
Administrative
|
Administration, marketing, outreach & education
|
$ 47,500
|
MMWEC1 - on behalf of Ashburnham, Chicopee, South Hadley and Sterling
|
TOTAL
|
$475,000
| |
MMWEC1 – on behalf of Holyoke
|
C&I
|
HG&E Express lighting program
|
$ 150,000
|
MMWEC – on behalf of Holyoke
|
Residential
|
HELPs home efficiency incentive program
|
$ 17,000
|
MMWEC – on behalf of Holyoke
|
Municipal
|
LED streetlights
|
$ 23,250
|
MMWEC – on behalf of Holyoke
|
Municipal
|
Fire Station hot water heater
|
$ 1,750
|
MMWEC1 – on behalf of Holyoke
|
TOTAL
|
$192,000
| |
Reading
|
C&I
|
Commercial & Industrial LED program
|
$ 73,000
|
Reading
|
Residential
|
Residential LED program
|
$ 47,000
|
Reading
|
Municipal
|
Reading LED streetlights
|
$ 31,250
|
Reading
|
Municipal
|
North Reading LED streetlights
|
$ 31,250
|
Reading
|
Municipal
|
Wilmington LED streetlights
|
$ 31,250
|
Reading
|
Municipal
|
Lynnfield LED streetlights
|
$ 31,250
|
Reading
|
Administrative
|
Administration, marketing, outreach & education
|
$ 5,000
|
Reading
|
TOTAL
|
$250,000
| |
Taunton
|
Residential
|
Thermal scans for non-electric heat
|
$ 8,000
|
Taunton
|
Municipal
|
LED streetlights
|
$ 100,000
|
Taunton
|
Administrative
|
Administration, marketing, outreach & education
|
$ 1,000
|
Taunton
|
TOTAL
|
$109,000
| |
Westfield
|
C&I
|
Custom retrofit program
|
$ 115,500
|
Westfield
|
All
|
Smart grid pilot
|
$ 47,500
|
Westfield
|
Municipal
|
Wastewater Treatment Plant blower upgrade
|
$ 50,000
|
Westfield
|
Admin
|
Soft costs for administration, marketing, outreach & education
|
$ 22,500
|
Westfield
|
TOTAL
|
$235,500
| |
All
|
Efficiency programs
|
$1,026,250
| |
Municipal
|
Municipal efficiency projects
|
$651,500
| |
Administrative
|
Administration, marketing, outreach & education
|
$107,388
| |
TOTAL
|
$1,784,750
|
The Patrick Administration’s aggressive clean energy initiatives have made Massachusetts a leader in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and emissions reductions. The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy has named Massachusetts the number one state for energy efficiency for three years running. Last year, Governor Patrick set a new solar goal of 1,600 megawatts of solar capacity by 2020 after reaching the previous goal of 250 megawatts four years early. The clean energy revolution is yielding economic benefits as well, with 11.8 percent job growth in the last year; nearly 80,000 people are employed in the cleantech industry in Massachusetts.
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