Green Needham’s September newsletter featured our two priority initiatives for 2012-13: Solar PV at the RTS – getting solar PV installed at the RTS to provide renewable energy and cost savings for the town Home Energy Savings – building on
Boiler replacement rebate program extended through September 30th
As a result of the tremendous customer interest and success to date, Mass Save is extending the boiler replacement rebate pilot program we told you about in June. If you have a boiler that’s at least thirty years old, you’ll
Up to $3,500 rebate for replacing an old boiler now
Do you have an old boiler that should be replaced but you’ve been holding off because of the expense, or because you only think about it during the winter when it’s cold and there’s a long wait? If your boiler
Needham Garden Tour – Sunday, June 3rd
After 14 years of beautiful Holiday House Tours, the Needham Women’s Club brings you the first Needham Garden Tour on Sunday, June 3, 2012. This year’s Tour will show the gardens of six homeowners…some large and some small…some imagined by
Enjoy the Boosters Club Celebrity Basketball Game on us!
The Needham High School Boosters Club’s annual Celebrity Basketball game featuring members of the New England Patriots against Needham’s best will take place Thursday, May 10th at Needham High School. It’s always a great event and Green Needham would like
Green Needham Among Top Performers in NSTAR Community Energy Challenge
Thanks to Green Needham’s persistence, over 150 Needham households have lowered their utility bills by taking advantage of no-cost home energy assessments and incentives for weatherization improvements. These energy savings have made Green Needham one of the most successful participants
Preventing Ice Damming
Green Needham and Next Step Living presented the first in a series of one-hour Weatherization Seminars on January 23rd, 2012. Our inaugural topic was ice damming. Those long icicles hanging precariously off the edges of roofs can cause significant long-term
Get paid to get rid of that second refrigerator
That second refrigerator you barely use is costing you money. Even a five to ten year old model can cost $75 – $100 each year in electricity to run. You could be spending $150 every year or more, if that
New Way to Reduce Energy Use
A month or so ago I was doing my laundry. Before putting my load into the dryer I had to take out a load of dry towels. I was in a hurry so not all of them made it out
Energy Star “Most Efficient” products designation announced
With so many products now bearing the Energy Star label, wouldn’t it be helpful to be able to easily figure out which were the most efficient? Now you can do just that, with the announcement yesterday by the EPA of