You may have wondered what the energy payback time for photovoltaic panels is. A recent Fraunhofer report answers the question: There is some debate about what should go in to the accounting of energy inputs to produce panels, but certainly the cost to mine the materials, run the factories, ship the panels to the end…
HEET t-shirts are here! You can help HEET cut carbon through your $25 t-shirt purchase. The t-shirts are black, 100% cotton and have a gorgeous image of the natural gas leaks we found in Cambridge. Order your t-shirt today in sizes XL, L, or M. HEET is a tax-exempt non-profit, under the section 501(c)(3) of the…
The North Bennet Street School solar array is complete! NBBS finished first in HEET’s Race to Solar program. The 50 kW system will generate over 20 percent of the school’s electricity for the next 30 years, saving the school a total of $270,000. The Race to Solar program also has an additional 7 projects under contract and 15…
HEET and National Grid have officially launched the Help for Energy Hogs program! We have selected RENEW Energy Partners to implement this exciting opportunity in Quincy and Salem. The Help for Hogs program aims to help organizations with annual energy bills of more than $15,000. The upgrades will cost nothing upfront, but will be financed, owned,…
HEET worked together with the Massachusetts-wide Climate Action Liaison Coalition to drive outreach and engage businesses in participation for the Race to Solar program. Heading door-to-door, our canvass teams worked together to educate businesses on the benefits of the program, The main selling point, reducing overhead costs by improving the energy efficiency of the business, led to…
This summer, we are proud to welcome 3 new interns to the Home Energy Efficiency Team: Mackenzie Doss, Mike Katz, and Casey Stein! Mackenzie and Michael joined us for 10 weeks through The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) Internship Program which aims to provide students and recent graduates with the opportunity to enhance their skills and earn experience in the clean…
After 18 long months of waiting, HEET is now a 501(c)(3) and we have become a federally recognized nonprofit. This means we are now a tax deductible organization and we can also apply for larger grants that require this federally recognized status. HEET’s Jason Taylor has helped in this effort enormously by pursuing our 501(c)(3)…
Dylan Ayers joined HEET in the beginning of 2014 through Northeastern’s Cooperative Education and Career Development Program (Co-op), bringing his unique life experiences and fresh perspective to the team. During his final week as HEET’s Community Outreach Intern, we asked him to share what he valued most about his time with us and to impart some…
HEET partnered with Boston-based utility intelligence provider WegoWise to ensure that Race to Solar participants understand the program’s benefits to their bottom line and to the environment. Using WegoWise’s platform, all 40 nonprofit organizations participating in Race to Solar can track their reduction in grid electricity use and confirm their savings. The process is simple. Race to…
The Squeaky Leaks program is on the move! Bob Ackley, natural gas leak mapping guru and HEET volunteer, has started the process of mapping Cambridge to help us better understand where the leaks are in our community. Bob recently sat down with HEET for an interview, to share his experience and how this important work…
