Are you thinking about getting a new heating and/or cooling system, rooftop solar panels or an electric vehicle (EV), but want some informed and impartial information and advice? Are you interested in some of the newer, greener technologies, but don’t understand
Needham Power Choice Starts to Gather Steam: Public Comment Period Through January 5th
A welcome update! Needham’s Community Energy Aggregation program, known as Needham Power Choice, is on its way to becoming reality, and the Town would like your feedback. Needham Power Choice is a form of group electricity purchasing that pools the
Condo Neighbors Retrofit Their Units with Solar and Heat Pumps
Friends and condo neighbors Anne Hayek and Marilyn Shesko are on a journey — not a road trip, but rather an effort to drastically reduce the carbon footprint of their adjoining duplex units. Constructed in 2002, each 1860-sq.-ft unit was
Net Zero Energy Homes are Attractive and Cost Effective
Did you always assume a house that could produce all its energy via solar and use no fossil fuels (and create no carbon emissions) was a nice idea but would have a prohibitive cost? That it would look unusual and
Home Energy Assessment Customer Satisfaction Information
Customer Complaint Recourse per Mass Save: * If a customer is dissatisfied with their home energy assessment and/or follow-up work (e.g., insulation) from HomeWorks Energy, (or any Mass Save Home Performance Contractor (HPC) service contractor), they can file a complaint
Adapting Your Home for the Future
How does the typical Needham (or any suburban) home contribute to climate change and how can these homes become part of the solution rather than part of the problem? On Tuesday, May 30, at 7:30 p.m., First Parish in Needham
Seven Ways to Save Energy at Home
Did you know that Massachusetts was named the most energy-efficient state in the U.S. for 9 years in a row as of 2019? (And we were Number 2 in 2020!) Every year, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
Helping the Hauschka Family – Green Needham’s “Ask the Expert”
Barbara and Peter Hauschka were interested in adding rooftop solar PV to their Needham home, and possibly buying an electric vehicle (EV) as a way to lower their carbon footprint, so they contacted Green Needham with their questions about solar
Needham Community Education To Offer Home Energy Efficiency Course
Want some helpful tips on increasing your home’s energy efficiency? Want to decrease your home’s carbon output while saving money? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions, you will want to attend Needham Community Ed’s virtual course entitled
Nine years later, a good idea is even better. Let these Needham neighbors tell you why
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