{"id":10934,"date":"2019-08-19T13:11:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T17:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?p=10934"},"modified":"2019-09-02T17:57:54","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T21:57:54","slug":"mass-energys-shave-the-peak-a-new-way-to-green-the-grid-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2019\/08\/mass-energys-shave-the-peak-a-new-way-to-green-the-grid-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Energy Consumers Alliance&#8217;s &#8220;Shave the Peak&#8221; &#8211; A new Way to Green the Grid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Turn down the heat a few degrees; turn air conditioning down or off for a time; use the dishwasher later in the evening &#8212; small actions taken by a large number of people can make a big difference.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Join<\/strong> <\/em>the growing movement of concerned citizens who are taking <em><strong>action<\/strong> <\/em>to fight climate change, by<em><strong> signing up<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/em>for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenenergyconsumers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Green Energy Consumers Alliance<\/a> (formerly Mass Energy), <em><strong>&#8220;Shave the Peak&#8221; <\/strong><\/em>program<em><strong>.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em>which alerts participants when it&#8217;s time to take collective action to lower power demand.\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MA-energy-Shave-the-peak.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MA-energy-Shave-the-peak-300x137.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MA-energy-Shave-the-peak-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MA-energy-Shave-the-peak-560x256.png 560w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MA-energy-Shave-the-peak.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Shave the Peak<\/strong><\/em> empowers residential energy consumers to reduce energy demand on the most important days of the year. On peak days\u2014usually the hottest or coldest days of the year\u2014electricity demand soars, and the high electric demand is met by the most expensive, dirty fuels. Shave the Peak helps New Englanders take collective action to make an impact on our electric grid.\u00a0 With Shave the Peak, you can receive text alerts on peak days, learn more about demand and the electrical grid, and support Green Energy Consumers Alliance&#8217;s advocacy efforts to clean up the New England power system.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenenergyconsumers.org\/shavethepeak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">program<\/a> and about &#8220;Peak electric demand.&#8221;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/shavethepeak.greenenergyconsumers.org\/?_ga=2.139829239.599683433.1563633080-1579609238.1476140608\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up<\/a> to receive an &#8220;electricity peak alert&#8221; text or email from the Green Energy Consumers Alliance, with information about how you can easily reduce your electrical use and help to &#8220;shave the peak.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turn down the heat a few degrees; turn air conditioning down or off for a time; use the dishwasher later in the evening &#8212; small actions taken by a large number of people can make a big difference. 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