Worcester: A greener future, today.

Current Projects & Initiatives:

Green Worcester Plan: In 2021, the City and its community members have developed a comprehensive and holistic Green Worcester Strategic and Resilience Plan, which charts a roadmap to bring sustainability values to all aspects of city life. To learn more, please visit www.Worcesterma.gov/GreenWorcester!

Urban Rain Gardens at Work at Worcester Senior Center: Low impact development refers to the practice of managing stormwater in ways that mimic nature...

Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Planning: Check out the Worcester Flood Viewer map, learn about specific impacts of climate change in our city, and the detailed 2019 MVP Report.

Worcester Community Choice (Electricity) Aggregation: The City of Worcester has developed a green electricity group purchasing program called Worcester Community Choice Aggregation which offers its residents and businesses greater control over the price and environmental characteristics of their electricity supply. The program started in February 2020.

Of Special Interest:

Worcester Energy's Periodic Green News on Facebook

Featured Projects:

• Rain Gardens at the Worcester Senior Center
• Green Worcester Plan
• 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:

• 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)