Parking lots are great locations for solar PV in a community like Needham. Like solar panels on schools and homes, solar parking canopies increase our supply of renewable energy, reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, support local jobs and contribute
The Needham 100 Day Challenge campaign, a new marketing initiative designed to support and promote the town’s businesses and restaurants during the final 100 days in 2020, kicked off on September 15th. The campaign is a collaboration between the Newton-Needham
It was 2011 when Green Needham started a project to encourage Needham homeowners to take advantage of Mass Save’s no-cost home energy assessment program to save money, make their homes more comfortable and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In the
The Town of Needham today announced additional changes to procedures for waste & recycling disposal at the RTS, effective Saturday, April 4th. The changes are primarily to how and when residents interact at the RTS. The restrictions on what can
Your Solarize Plus Needham team – Boston Solar, NETR, Drive Green, the Town of Needham, Green Needham, and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center – are committed to providing continued access to the Solarize Plus program during this challenging time. Fortunately,
Updated 4/2/20 to include additional changes announced today. Waste disposal is an essential service that continues during the current COVID-19 response. The RTS remains open for residents and commercial waste haulers, with some some modifications to services. Please note these
Watch our February 6th Electric Vehicles 101 webinar. This 40 minute webinar will take you through: the basics of electric vehicles answering common questions about owning an EV how to buy an EV
Needham is officially a Massachusetts Green Community. With this week’s announcement from the The Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Department of Energy Resources, Needham joins the now 271 Green Communities in Massachusetts. As a result of the designation, Needham will receive a
It didn’t happen in time for the holidays as we were hoping it would, but just after the New Year, the Massachusetts legislature passed its supplemental budget. One of the items in the supplemental budget is $27 million in 2020
How can we accelerate progress toward decarbonizing our economy to address climate change and create new economic opportunity? What will that mean for us? How will it affect the way we and our families live? And how do we get
