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Welcome to Worcester Energy!
Worcester Energy is a municipal initiative with the following goals:
- To lead by example and improve the energy efficiency and increase renewable energy production of municipal operations;
- To communicate the City's efforts related to energy and sustainability; and
- To provide local relevant information in order to encourage residents, businesses and institutions throughout the city to save energy and reduce carbon footprint.
Please join us! Together, WE can make a difference.
Current Projects & Initiatives:
New Green Worcester Online Survey - March 11 - 31: The Green Worcester plan is nearing completion and implementation will require partnerships with state government, local institutions and the business community, and Worcester residents. The City and the Green Worcester Working Group, assisting in development of the plan, want to know what you think about some of the proposed aspects of the plan. (Please note that the survey does not cover all the details of the plan.)
Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Planning: Check out the Worcester Flood Viewer map, the Video about impacts of climate change, and Final Report which was recently completed!
Green Worcester Plan: The City and its community members are developing a comprehensive and holistic Green Worcester Strategic Plan to bring sustainability values to all aspects of city life, with a goal of finalizing it for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, 2020! To learn more about this plan and to contribute - please visit www.Worcesterma.gov/GreenWorcester!
Worcester Community Choice (Electric) Aggregation: The City of Worcester has developed a green electricity group purchasing program called Worcester Community Choice Aggregation, which will allow the city to take a big step forward toward its sustainability goals and will offer its residents and businesses greater control over the price and environmental characteristics of their electricity supply.
Of Special Interest:
Worcester Energy's Periodic Green News on Facebook
Featured Projects:
- The largest municipal solar array in New England to date (Greenwood Landfill Solar Farm)
- 14,000 Municipal Street Lights - LED Retrofits
- LED retrofits at the 4th largest electrical consumer among 60+ Worcester Public Schools (Claremont / Woodland Academy)
- Energy Production Charts at Municipal Facilities
- Overview of Municipal Solar Installations
- Overview of Municipal Energy Savings Project
Green City Announcements:
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Worcester Receives Leading By Example Award For Sustainability (12/11/2019)
- Mayor Petty signs a commitment letter supporting efforts to advance solar energy in our local communities, states, and the nation (03/2018)
- Worcester Mayor, City Manager Vow to Continue Battling Climate Change (6/2/2017)
- Worcester is One of EPA's Top Green Power Users Among Local Governments (5/29/2015)
Media Coverage:
- Seed is planted for Green Worcester Plan (T&G, 05/05/2019)
- Worcester’s Municipal ESPC Expects Savings Near $100 Million (U.S. Department of Energy, Better Buildings initiative beat blog, 2018)
- 11 Central Mass. communities receive grants to prepare for climate change (T&G, 5/30/2018)
- Worcester spotlights nearly-complete LED streetlight conversion (T&G, 12/21/2017)
- Worcester Finishes Installation Of 14,000 LED Bulbs (WBUR, 12/5/2017)
- Massachusetts City Set To Save $100 Million Through Energy Improvements (Energy Manager Today, 8/18/2017)
- Worcester flips switch on solar field at old landfill (T&G, 8/17/2017)
- Going Green-How Worcester, Central Mass are leading the way (WorcesterMag, 7/13/2017)
- Worcester pushes green energy with solar farm, LED streetlights (WorcesterMag, 11/22/2016)