Central MA Cities Awarded $781,151 for Clean Energy Projects

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

GoLocalWorcester News Team

Four cities from Central Massachusetts have been awarded Department of Energy Resources (DOER) Green Communities Competitive Grants totaling $781,151.

The grants – which were awarded by Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Maeve Vallely Bartlett and DOER Acting Commissioner Meg Lusardi – are awarded to designated Green Communities that have successfully invested their previously awarded Green Communities grants. Awards are capped at $250,000 per municipality.

“Thanks in part to the work done in cities and towns across the Commonwealth, Massachusetts has changed its whole approach to obtaining and using energy,” said Secretary Bartlett. “This funding will allow these communities to continue the good work they have already begun.”

A total of $7.9 million was given out to fund dozens of clean energy projects in 43 municipalities throughout Massachusetts. The grants are funded through proceeds from carbon allowance auctions under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The goal of the Green Communities Competitive Grant program is to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects that further the clean energy goals of previously-designated Green Communities.

Central Massachusetts Clean Energy Projects

Four cities in Central Massachusetts were awarded grants for various clean energy initiatives: Berlin, Mendon, Millbury, and Sutton.

The money was awarded to each community as follows:

Berlin: $120,962

• $78,863           Municipal/Public Safety Building – Building envelope upgrades

• $3,000             Municipal/Public Safety Building – De-stratification turbines

• $22,468           Berlin Memorial School – De-stratification turbines

• $16,631           1870 Town Hall – Building envelope upgrades

Mendon: $242,796

• $111,062        New Library Building – HVAC air source heat pump system

•  $96,235        Clough School – Direct digital control system optimization, DCV

• $9,448           Clough School – VFDs for heating ventilation units

• $4,811           Clough School – Weatherization

• $21,240          Project administration

Millbury: $247,596

• $185,000       Municipal Office Building – HVAC upgrade

• $29,219         Shaw Middle School – Exterior lighting

• $8,165           DPW Facility – Exterior lighting

• $20,341         Elmwood Street School – Retrocommissioning

• $4,871           Asa Waters Mansion – Insulation

Sutton: $169,797

• $53,556         Sutton School Complex – VFDs

• $81,369.20    Sutton School Complex – DCV

• $21,059         Sutton School Complex – Exterior lighting

• $10,762.80    Municipal Center – High efficiency water heater

• $3,050           Project administration

“These 43 municipalities demonstrated their commitment to clean energy leadership in becoming Green Communities and investing their initial grants in projects that cut municipal energy use,” said Acting Commissioner Lusardi. “With the nearly $8 million in additional grants we’re announcing today, they will make further progress toward energy independence while locking in long-term savings for local taxpayers and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”

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