Worcester Clean Energy Cooperative
Main South, South Worcester and Piedmont Worcester, Massachusetts • Opt-in Membership • Energy education • Renewable energy • Reduce energy costs • Energy efficiency • Community engagement
Approximate Project Boundaries
CCEP Goals DECARBONIZATION Deploy local zero-carbon resources Improve electric service reliability/resiliency RELIABILITY through distributed generation UTILITY/ CUSTOMER Increase EE program participation & customer SATISFACTION satisfaction, reduce load Community engagement and education in clean EDUCATION technology AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY Affordable, reliable, community-owned clean OWNERSHIP energy Reduce barriers to community clean energy REPLICABILITY through policy changes and create a model for future community energy systems
Why a Co-op? • Opt-in, no fee to join • Open to all: businesses, institutions, non-profits, individuals & more • Community driven • Education + support with efficiency upgrades • Option to (when available): – Sign up for electric-bill reducing solar credits – Participate in technology pilots
CCEP Suite of Services Considered: ▪ Solar ▪ Tribrid Bioreactor (Anaerobic Digestion) ▪ Energy Efficiency ▪ New Technology Pilots ▪ Battery Storage ▪ Electric Vehicles
Energy Efficiency - Co-op connects members to Mass Save and income-eligible programs, provides incentives: - Lightbulbs - Insulation - Thermostats - Appliance upgrades - New HVAC and water heating - And more! - Energy efficiency means: - Comfort + energy savings - Co-op resources reach more members - Smaller renewable energy projects possible
Community Partners National Grid & Worcester National Grid’s Community Eversource CLEAResult Sustainability Action Council Hub (WCAC) Worcester Clean Worcester Clark University Tech Incubator Main South CDC Common (WCTI) Ground CDC City of Southeast Asian South Worcester Worcester/ Table Talk Pies Coalition Industrial Park Worcester City Council
Submit application, become Co-op Member Participate in member meetings/events, receive newsletter Member Experience Co-op facilitates member participation in efficiency programs In Progress: Members may choose to: - Participate in renewable energy offering - Pilot new efficiency technologies - Subscribe to electric vehicle program
Cooperative Members Worcester Clean Energy Co-op Members receive bill credits through virtual net metering or alternative on-bill credits Source: Clean Coalition.org
Worcester Zoning • Will comply with all city Zoning Ordinances and Regulations & state and federal requirements • Plans/documentation will be submitted to City • Installation by licensed MA professionals
How the CCEP Works Members Reduced Congestion Deferred System Upgrades Clean Energy Increased Reliability Electric Utility Resources Send Clean Energy to Utility Grid Investment/Production Tax Credits Third Party Government Investors
Timeline CCEP Timeline Fall/Winter Winter/Spring Summer-Fall Fall 2019 2018 2018 2018 2017 Co-op is incorporated Goal: installation is with Board of Summer: hire outreach staff using Barr Installation begins. Organize Advisory completed . Foundation funding Directors Board Membership opt-in Membership and energy assessments and assessments Renewable energy Begin site host begin continue. site assessments engagement completed Finalize site selection; select Community outreach renewable energy developer(s) & begin permitting/ interconnection & engagement process. begins Scoping/ Engineering/ Construction/ Organization Permitting Interconnection The timeline may be extended or shortened depending on permitting, grid upgrades and city plans
The Vision for Worcester Community engagement in clean energy Affordable, stable electricity costs Bring the community out of “energy poverty” Neighborhood-wide energy efficiency efforts Reliability & resilience for critical facilities A model for the “Grid of the Future” Worcester as a national leader in urban community energy projects
QUESTIONS? Website: www.communitycleanenergyproject.org E-mail: ccep-worcester@e4thefuture.org
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