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Georgetown University Energy Prize: Residential Outreach Initiative

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Thanks to an intensive and ongoing effort, the City of Cambridge is competing for the $5 million Georgetown University Energy Prize. As one of the many initiatives underway to help win the prize, Cambridge Energy Alliance is working with Next Step Living to help single family homes and residential buildings with 2 to 4 units reduce their energy use. 

The first part of this residential initiative is outreach.  The effort includes offering information tables at larger employers, retailers, and community events. The effort also includes door-to-door canvassing.  These efforts and others will help residents across Cambridge will be able to take actions to save energy, save money, protect the environment, and win the prize.

Taking advantage of Mass Save services is an easy and important way that residents can save energy. Massachusetts is first in the nation for energy efficiency, largely thanks to the incentives and no-cost upgrades offered through the Mass Save program. Eversource Energy (formerly NSTAR) has chosen Next Step Living (NSL) as one of its Mass Save energy efficiency contractors and energy assessments are available to Eversource Energy customers such as you at no cost.  Next Step Living is supporting neighborhood outreach initiatives to help residents save energy.

To Learn More 

If you are a Cambridge resident who wants to help win the prize and save energy by scheduling a no-cost home energy assessment, please visit the home energy assessment page on the Cambridge Energy Alliance web site.

There are 50 cities competing for the Georgetown University Energy Prize. To win we need people across the city to take action and encourage their neighbors to take action as well. Let’s all work together to win $5 million dollars and the honor of the Georgetown University Energy Prize.

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Page was last modified on 7/24/2023 11:17 PM
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