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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Charlestown Residents Join Solar Power Program

Through the Solarize Mass-Boston program, 116 contracts were signed to install alternative energy systems in neighborhoods around the city.

Residential solar projects in Boston will double now that 116 homeowners have signed contracts to install solar projects through Solarize Mass-Boston. Residents and businesses in the area were offered a group buying program designed to increase interest in purchasing solar energy and reduce the cost. The more people who signed up, the more prices dropped, with 41 contracts being signed in the last week of the program. Roslindale led the way with 33 contracts signed, followed by Dorchester with 22, and then Jamaica Plain with 21 contracts. All other neighborhoods were in single digit contracts, including Charlestown, which had 2 contracts. (See the chart below for a full breakdown). The four-month sign-up period ended on Nov. 4. The solar …

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Want Solar Cells on Your Property? Solarize Mass can Help

To date, 21 city residents have enlisted in the program. If you're interested, the deadline to sign up is Sep. 30.

The City of Boston has a green agenda, and you can get in on it through Sept. 30 at little immediate cost. Last week, Mayor Thomas Menino joined 20 other Boston property owners, who had enlisted in the Solarize Mass program, which allows Boston property owners to add solar cells to their roofs with little upfront cost. The way the agreement works, a solar company leases your roof and installs solar cells on it. The company takes responsibility for maintaining the cells themselves and the performance of the whole system. In return, the property owner agrees to purchase — at a special, lower-rate — the power generated by their panels for the next 20 years. According to a release, the system will save Menino and his wife an estimated $18 per …

Harry T.

12:52 pm on Wednesday, October 3, 2012

When we first introduced solar roofing to our list of services we were amazed at the energy saving solar roofing in Hyde Park MA can have. Residents save a considerable amount of money when they install these on their roofing systems and they will reap the benefits for years to come:   more ›

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