Needham resident Bruce Amsbary reported a great experience with the no-cost home energy assessment that he recently had with Green Needham’s Mass Save partner, Homeworks Energy! The assessment took about three hours, and was very informative – Bruce learned a lot about
Home Energy Savings Team’s Success YTD with Home Works Energy
Green Needham is excited to report on our success with our new Mass Save® partner, HomeWorks Energy (HWE), a leading Mass Save contractor that performs no-cost home energy assessments and free and/or subsidized follow-up weatherization work. Here are our results
“Needham Saves” Home Energy Workshop on Wed. April 26th
Join Green Needham and HomeWorks Energy on Wednesday, April 26, at 7:00 PM in the the Needham Public Library’s Community Room for an evening of home energy efficiency discussion! What is Needham Saves?: The Green Needham Collaborative, and our new partner, HomeWorks
Needham Saves – A Partnership between Green Needham Collaborative & HomeWorks Energy
Green Needham Collaborative is partnering with HomeWorks Energy, Inc. to encourage residents to participate in the State’s Mass Save program, which offers no-cost home energy assessments and discounted weatherization improvements to increase energy efficiency. All residents are already paying for
Mass Save Home Energy Assessments: Next Step Living Has Shut Down, But Other Contractors Are Not Affected
For those Needham residents who have had a no-cost Mass Save home energy assessment, contractor Next Step Living is a familiar name. Recently, however, Next Step Living unexpectedly announced that it has ceased business operations as of March 18, 2016.
MA Attorney General’s Study Says that Increased Gas Capacity Not Needed
Eversource and pro-industry groups are flooding the airways with ads arguing that we need a new gas pipeline running from the Berkshires to Eastern Massachusetts. Evidently, they missed this story from mid-November. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey released a study
Have You had your No-cost Home Energy Assessment?
With the support of local businesses around Needham, Green Needham and our Mass Save partner, Next Step Living, have signed up dozens of electric customers for no-cost home energy assessments at “tabling events” around town this summer. It is not actually
Call for Volunteers to Help at the Sustainable Living Festival on May 16th!
On Saturday, May 16th, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Green Needham and Sustainable Wellesley are co-sponsoring a Sustainable Living Festival. Are you available for two hours on Sat. May 16th between 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m? Do you want
Energy Efficient Clothes Dryers now Available
Did you know that your clothes dryer may be one of the biggest energy hogs in your home? The average dryer uses 875 killowatt hours of electricity a year (calculate your dryer’s energy usage). But up until now, there were
Saving Money and Energy – Additional Tips and Ways to Save, Both at Home and in Your Car
So, you’ve already gotten a no-cost energy assessment, replaced your incandescent light bulbs with CFLs, and done follow-up insulation & weather-stripping work to improve your home’s energy efficiency. And you either have solar already or are not a good candidate