Green Community Designation
On February 4, 2020, the Town of Nantucket was officially designated as a Green Community by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER). To be designated, the Town adopted five required criteria, including the Stretch Energy Code and the development of an Energy Reduction Plan for reducing energy consumption by 20% below a 2018 baseline.
Established under the MA Green Communities Act of 2008, the Green Communities Program provides funding to help municipalities pursue energy efficiency measures. Along with this designation, the Town of Nantucket has been awarded a grant of $139,340 to support energy reduction projects.
Established under the MA Green Communities Act of 2008, the Green Communities Program provides funding to help municipalities pursue energy efficiency measures. Along with this designation, the Town of Nantucket has been awarded a grant of $139,340 to support energy reduction projects.
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Municipal Energy Efficiency
The Town of Nantucket spends nearly $3.0 million per year to purchase energy in the forms of electricity and liquid fuels for use by municipal facilities and equipment. In particular, Town buildings and facilities consume more than12,000 MWh of electricity at 86 metered electric accounts at a total cost of more than $1.8 million. During the last fiscal year, the Town generated 194 MWh of electricity at the 100-kW wind turbine that the Town owns and operates adjacent to the High School (the High School Turbine). The remaining 11,800 MWh of electricity was imported into the Town via two underground cables that connect the New England regional electric grid on Cape Cod with National Grid’s Candle Street Substation off south Washington Street.
The Town also consumes approximately 162,000 gallons per year of #2 fuel oil at 17 locations; 41,000 gallons per year of propane at 28 locations; premium diesel fuel at four locations; and gasoline for vehicles at the airport, the fire department and the department of public works. The Town pays approximately $1.05 million/year to purchase liquid fuels.
The Town also consumes approximately 162,000 gallons per year of #2 fuel oil at 17 locations; 41,000 gallons per year of propane at 28 locations; premium diesel fuel at four locations; and gasoline for vehicles at the airport, the fire department and the department of public works. The Town pays approximately $1.05 million/year to purchase liquid fuels.
