Mendon Upton Solarize Mass Plus in the news

The Mendon-Upton Solarize Mass Plus Program was mentioned in the WBUR News, Aug. 17 edition:

Mass. Environment Group Draws Lessons From Local Clean Energy Projects

"In Worcester County, the Mendon-Upton Solarize Mass Plus program hosted webinars and conducted other outreach efforts to teach residents about six different "green technologies" — solar photovoltaics, battery storage, solar hot water, air source heat pumps, ground source heat pumps and electric vehicles.

Residents have signed 65 contracts with the program so far, according to the report, including 31 for air source heat pumps and 30 for solar photovoltaic systems."

Read more in the full article.

ACE Solar will donate the benefits of a 25 kW system to a nonprofit if Mendon-Upton Solarize Mass Plus program exceeds 250 kW of installed solar capacity in Mendon and Upton. The Solarize program is close; only 2-3 more solar PV systems need to be installed at Mendon or Upton homes or businesses to reach the goal. The school, nonprofit or community organization would save money on their electric bills and 25 kW of solar power would be added to the community, which annually would offset the equivalent of emissions from burning 25,000 pounds of coal each year.

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"Mendon-Upton Solarize Mass Plus has launched and all Mendon and Upton residents and businesses are welcome to take advantage of affordable clean energy.

"Local volunteers have been working for months with the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to organize affordable, competitive and quality renewable energy options for Mendon and Upton residents/ businesses. This program is a cooperative effort between the state, local officials, clean energy technology installers, volunteers, and residents coming together to spread the word on the environmental and economic benefits of clean energy technologies. "

Read the whole article on our website here, or visit page 10 of the August 7, 2020 edition.

"Officials and volunteers from the two towns opted to sign up for all six technologies offered through the program. Those include solar panels, solar battery storage, solar thermal hot water, air source heat pumps, ground source heat pumps and electric vehicles.

"Don’t be surprised to see more solar panels popping up on Mendon and Upton rooftops, or electric vehicles on local roads, in coming months.

"The two communities were recently accepted into a state program promoting cleaner energy options, Mass Solarize Plus, having applied together a few months ago." Read more at The Milford Daily News.

"Anyone interested in heating, cooling, electrifying or driving green might want to learn about the opportunities in the Mendon-Upton Solarize Mass Plus (SMP) program that will be rolling out this year. The Mendon and Upton volunteers who previously organized the Solarize Mass programs in Upton in 2017 and Mendon in 2012, teamed up to apply to the expanded SMP 2020 program." Read the whole article online on page 6 of the March 6th edition.