Studies show that conservation improvements typically save 25-35 percent on winter heating bills. Significant improvements in attic and wall insulation, weather stripping, air sealing and heating system repairs help low-income households stretch limited resources through New England’s long, cold winter months. These services are available to eligible customers in Boston, Brookline and Newton neighborhoods with help from the Department of Energy, Keyspan and NStar, and the Heating System Repairs/Replacement Programs.

NStar Conservation Action Program (NECAP): ABCD continues to receive funding from the utility deregulation process to expand its onsite services for energy conservation. We analyze electricity use in low-income homes, then counsel clients on reducing their electrical usage, test refrigerators and lighting fixtures for efficiency and replace those that are inefficient.

Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC): ABCD is the recipient of an MTC demonstration project grant for a cutting-edge initiative that integrates “green technology” — alternative, non-polluting renewable energy sources – into weatherization projects that benefit low-income Boston-area families. Funding flows from utility funds diverted to the Mass Technology “superfund” for use in alternative energy projects that combat the high costs and environmental hazards of traditional energy sources. ABCD is participating in a “model” initiative which will provide a struggling dairy farm is Sutton, Massachusetts with windmill energy that will power the entire farm.

For more information on ABCD's Energy Conservation programs, please contact:

Michael York
Conservation Programs Manager
york@bostonabcd.org
617.357.6012