Clean Energy Campaign

Green Decade/Cambridge is concentrating on promoting the New England Wind Fund with its matching grant program, Clean Energy Choice, which is hard to beat if you are looking for a way to support new renewable, clean power.  For every $25 of tax-deductible New England Wind purchased by Cambridge residents and businesses, Cambridge receives a matching grant of $25, and another $25 goes to retrofit low income housing.

We need all supporters of
a renewable energy future;

please join the clean energy revolution now and

be a power pioneer!

1) If you have not already done so, please purchase New England Wind.  You can go directly to www.cleanenergychoice.org to learn more about the program and to purchase New England Wind, a product offered by Mass Energy Consumers Alliance.  There is more information attached below.  Don't wait!

2) If you know of a business or group in Cambridge that you think would be interested in supporting clean power, please send us a recommendation at gdc@greencambridge.org.  We are approaching businesses to be "clean power pioneers", and we've been finding a great deal of interest in this issue among those we've already contacted. 

3) If your Cambridge business, school or neighborhood group would like to invite a speaker from Green Decade/Cambridge to discuss the city’s climate initiatives, please send us a request at gdc@greencambridge.org.  We are also available for setting up informational tables at related events.

Together, we can all help raise sufficient funds for new renewable installations at Cambridge sites and help raise awareness for clean power.

SUPPORT CLEAN POWER WITH A TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION THAT IS MATCHED 2:1 BY THE STATE AND JOIN THE 20% BY 2010 CAMBRIDGE CAMPAIGN

Cambridge residents and businesses can support renewable energy, earn grant dollars for the City, and get a tax deduction at the same time. The source of all these benefits is Clean Energy Choice , a new program from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC). Visit www.CleanEnergyChoice.org to sign up for the New England Wind Fund, to learn more and to view the list of items that communities can purchase with MTC matching grants.

Clean Energy Choice offers communities a way to help create a healthier, more diverse electricity supply that comes from the sun, wind, and plant matter. Anyone can participate by choosing to pay to support the development of new renewable resources. Clean Energy Choice participants will help to:

• Reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and increase energy independence

• Support renewable energy industry jobs

• Earn grants for their community and for low-income residents.

Cambridge residents and businesses can choose to donate to the New England Wind Fund, a 100% clean energy option offered by the Mass. Energy Consumers Alliance, a local nonprofit. New England Wind Fund is sold for a one-time minimum $25 fee or monthly $5 minimum. For each dollar paid for New England Wind Fund, MTC will provide two dollars in matching grants: • One dollar for renewable energy projects in Cambridge, such as solar panels on schools. • One dollar for energy efficiency and renewable projects for low-income residents.

In addition, New England Wind Fund is 100% deductible from an individual’s federal income tax return when he/ she itemizes.