{"id":8479,"date":"2021-01-27T18:53:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T23:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?page_id=8479"},"modified":"2023-07-01T14:06:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T18:06:40","slug":"greening-your-electricity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/greening-your-electricity\/","title":{"rendered":"Greening Your Electricity"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0.2em; text-align: center;\">Living Green in Needham<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 1em; text-align: center;\">Greening Your Electricity\u00a0Options<\/h3>\n<div style=\"font-size: 1.1em;\">\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; background: #fbf0a3;\">Make a difference &#8211; <em><strong>choose<\/strong> <\/em> a green power option for <strong>your<\/strong> electricity<\/p>\n<p>This section of Living Green in Needham explains how <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">any<\/span><\/strong> electric customer can bring more renewable energy into the grid. For some people, solar panels are a great choice, and we provide information about that option, but for many, this is not an option.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, even if you are not a candidate for solar, there are a growing number of green energy choices.<\/p>\n<div  class=\"rpwe-block\"><ul class=\"rpwe-ul\"><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/residential-solar-where-to-start-2\/\" target=\"_self\"><img class=\"rpwe-alignleft rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/solar-pic-S.Frail_-100x100.jpg\" alt=\"Residential Solar\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/residential-solar-where-to-start-2\/\" target=\"_self\">Residential Solar<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Yes, New England has enough sun for solar! Explore options for both solar electric, (photovoltaic (PV) panels use energy from the sun to produce electricity), and solar hot water...<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/battery-storage-adding-to-your-pv-system\/\" target=\"_self\"><img class=\"rpwe-alignleft rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/home-solar-battery1-wiki-OIPDUYMCUTQ-100x100.jpg\" alt=\"Battery Storage: Adding to Your PV System\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/battery-storage-adding-to-your-pv-system\/\" target=\"_self\">Battery Storage: Adding to Your PV System<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Already have a PV System, but are now interested in adding battery storage? Read on to learn more about all aspects of battery storage, from reasons for adding it, costs, battery life, and where to locate it in your home.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/community-electricity-aggregation-2-2\/\" target=\"_self\"><img class=\"rpwe-alignleft rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-0720-CEA-webpage-photo-for-GNC-100x100.jpg\" alt=\"Needham Power Choice\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/community-electricity-aggregation-2-2\/\" target=\"_self\">Needham Power Choice<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Green Needham's electricity aggregation team has been actively working to bring aggregation to Needham. Read more about this exciting way to add more green energy to our electricity mix. If you\u2019re interested in updates, or would like to be involved as we move forward, join our electricity aggregation team. We will be providing education, outreach and advocacy in support of the Town\u2019s progress towards an aggregation plan.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/community-solar-2\/\" target=\"_self\"><img class=\"rpwe-alignleft rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/groundmounted-solar-dreamstime-rf-id-24658327-scaled-100x100.jpg\" alt=\"Community Solar &#8211; New Solar Option for Electric Customers\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/community-solar-2\/\" target=\"_self\">Community Solar &#8211; New Solar Option for Electric Customers<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Don't have a good roof for solar? Or do you rent rather than own? If you would like to take advantage of solar energy for your home, but cannot due to shading, orientation, roof structure or financial considerations, there is now another way...<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/mass-energy-green-power\/\" target=\"_self\"><img class=\"rpwe-alignleft rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mass-energy-hull-turbine-100x100.jpg\" alt=\"Green Energy Consumers Alliance, (formerly Mass Energy), Green Power\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/mass-energy-green-power\/\" target=\"_self\">Green Energy Consumers Alliance, (formerly Mass Energy), Green Power<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Green Energy Consumers Alliance, (formerly Mass Energy), is a non-profit that will match your monthly electricity use (in kilowatt hours) with local green power. Green Energy Consumers Alliance uses your money to buy Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from carefully chosen local projects...<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/buying-green-power\/\" target=\"_self\"><img class=\"rpwe-alignleft rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/electric-bill-sample-supplier-section-smaller-size-100x100.jpg\" alt=\"Buying Green Electricity From a \u201cCompetitive Supplier\u201d\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/buying-green-power\/\" target=\"_self\">Buying Green Electricity From a \u201cCompetitive Supplier\u201d<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Are you confused by solicitations from companies offering to supply electricity a price lower than Eversource? And what does it mean when companies offer the opportunity to buy green electricity? Read on!<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><!-- Generated by http:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/recent-posts-widget-extended\/ -->\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"gnc-resources-header\">Resources<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"gnc-resources-subheader\">Documents<\/h5>\n\t\t<ul class=\"documents\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"document document-4527\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/documents\/2015\/03\/greening-your-electricity-presentation-slides-3215.pdf\/\"\n\t\t\t\t target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tGreening  Your Electricity presentation slides 3\/2\/15\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"document document-8139\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/documents\/2018\/03\/mass-energy-state-of-gma-report-final-march-2018.pdf\/\"\n\t\t\t\t target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tMass Energy-State of GMA Report FINAL (March 2018)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<h5 class=\"gnc-resources-subheader\">Resources on the Web<\/h5>\n<!-- Links --><table style=\"margin:0;padding:0;\"><\/table>\n<!-- \/Links -->\n<div style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions, comments, additions, or would like to get involved in the \u201cLiving Green in Needham\u201d project, please email us at <a href=\"mailto:info@greenneedham.org\">info@greenneedham.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Living Green in Needham Greening Your Electricity\u00a0Options Make a difference &#8211; choose a green power option for your electricity This section of Living Green in Needham explains how any electric customer can bring more renewable energy into the grid. 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