Everything You Need to Know About a Clean Energy Home

We compiled all the information you need to transition your home to clean energy.

Guides

Each guide that focuses on one solution includes how it works, case studies, benefits of the solution, incentives, how to prepare for an installation, and questions to ask your installer.

Blog Posts

Renovations, rodents, and renewables

We bought our 46-year old, wooden clapboard house about five years ago and it seems like we’ve been immersed in home projects since then. Read More

Planning for Net Zero: One Step At A Time

Seven years ago, I bought the upper condo unit (second and third floor) in a two-family home that had been updated and converted to two Read More

Getting a century-old triple decker ready for the next 100 years

For the last six years, I’ve lived in the first-floor condo of a triple decker in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. Read More

Videos

Third-Party Resources

Links

Weatherization

Weatherization is the process of sealing up air leaks and adding insulation in your home.

Be more comfortable and save money right away by reducing the need to supply heat in the winter or cooling in the summer.

When you are ready to replace your heating or cooling system, you’ll be able to save money by installing a smaller system.

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Other Weatherization Resources:

Transitioning your car to an electric vehicle (EV) will dramatically reduce your household’s greenhouse gas emissions, while saving you money on the fuel costs and maintenance that are customary with a gas-powered automobile.

Additional Resources for Electric Vehicles

Clean Electricity

You have a number of options to supply your home with clean electricity. Installing solar electricity (PV) is a great way to transition a portion of your home’s electricity to clean sources. If you are not ready or able to invest in a solar PV system, buying clean electricity or participating in community solar are two other ways to begin the transition to clean energy.

Additional Resources for Clean Electricity

Clean Appliances

In addition to your heating, cooling, hot water, and electric system, appliances in your home also contribute to your greenhouse gas emissions. Switching your appliances to be powered by electricity will reduce your dependence on fossil fuels and reduce your greenhouse gas emissions, especially as more renewable energy sources are added to the electric grid.