Haverhill Energy Blog

Volunteers needed for Haverhill Goes Green!

Mike — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:56:14 +0000

The Elle Gallo band will be solar powered at Haverhill Goes Green!, but volunteers are needed to help run this major Haverhill event: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: We need about 75 volunteers to help run Haverhill Goes Green! on the day of the event. If you can help please email Haverhill Goes Green! Volunteers keep their trendy Haverhill [...]

Haverhill Goes Green at Winnekenni Castle April 25th

Mike — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:22:07 +0000

Haverhill’s Brightside, in conjunction with most of the other volunteer groups serving Greater Haverhill, is organizing an environmental fair called Haverhill Goes Green! This event is to promote the efforts of local business and the community to grow in a sustainable way. Here you can learn about wind, solar, and geothermal alternatives to oil, the [...]

Solar energy presentation Tuesday at the Haverhill Public Library

Mike — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:00:43 +0000

Many of us in Haverhill recently received a postcard from Sunlight Solar, announcing a presentation hosted by them at 7:30 pm in the Johnson Auditorium at the Haverhill Public Library. It sounds interesting, and I plan to attend. http://sunlightsolar.com/meet-us/local-events/massachusetts-local-events/

Energy Task Force meeting Dec 16

Mike — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:10:31 +0000

The next Haverhill Energy Task Force meeting will be held at 7:00 pm, Wednesday December 16, in room 301 at Haverhill City Hall, 4 Summer Street, Haverhill, MA. The agenda is still open for discussion. We will have an update on Haverhill’s final grant application to MTC under the Clean Energy Choice program, discussed at our [...]

Agenda for Haverhill Energy Task Force meeting Sep 2nd

Mike — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:36:50 +0000

The agenda for the Haverhill Energy Task Force meeting Wednesday, September 2nd is posted here. The meeting will be held at 7:00 pm in the Atrium Room at the Merrimack Valley Hospital, 140 Lincoln Ave., Haverhill, MA. Enter through the revolving door. The room is near the gift shop. This meeting will be largely dedicated to [...]

Corrected: Energy Task Force meeting September 2nd

Mike — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:51:28 +0000

The next Haverhill Energy Task meeting will be held at 7:00 pm, Wednesday September 2, in the Atrium Room at the Merrimack Valley Hospital, 140 Lincoln Ave in Haverhill, MA. Good news! The Mayor’s Chief of Staff Andrew Herlihy reports that the task force is requested to decide how to spend the $6072 remaining in Haverhill’s [...]

Green team: Valley communities working with energy consultant

Mike — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:22:07 +0000

Brian Messenger writes about the regional energy manager in the Eagle Tribune story “Green team: Valley communities working with energy consultant“. The story mentions a group I had not previously heard of, the Merrimack Valley Mayors and Managers Coalition. This project is important, so I hope to see more information and viewpoints in the future. Haverhill’s [...]

Energy news from the Mayor

Mike — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:38:33 +0000

(Click the blue title above to see this entire article from email) The latest newsletter from Mayor Fiorentini has very good news on the energy front. The Energy Task Force is pleased to see another of it’s recommendations, in particular recommendation #1 “Have a city energy manager”, become reality. And energy audits are the first step [...]

Agenda Update: Energy Task Force Meeting Thursday June 11

Mike — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:06:20 +0000

The agenda document for the June 11, 2009 7:00 pm Haverhill Energy Task Force meeting in the Haverhill Public Library Milhendler room has been updated. In addition to Steve Weisman of Peregrine Group, we will have Gabe Shapiro of Next Step Living, to tell us about a novel residential energy efficiency program that could be [...]

Flipping the switch? Mayor wants to turn off late-night lights at parking deck

Mike — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:05:21 +0000

Paul Tennant writes in the Eagle Tribune about efforts by Mayor Fiorentini to close the Merrimack Street public parking garage overnight so that the lights can be turned off. It’s all in the name of saving energy, but the proposal has stirred controversy. The story, “Flipping the switch? Mayor wants to turn off late-night lights [...]

Agenda: Energy Task Force Meeting Thursday June 11

Mike — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:27:12 +0000

The agenda document for the June 11, 2009 7:00 pm Haverhill Energy Task Force meeting in the Haverhill Public Library Milhendler room is posted here. Agenda summary below: Welcome and introductions Regional energy manager: Steve Weisman, Peregrine Group Discuss ways to pursue ETF recommendations New ideas Note that this is in the Milhendler room this time, right next to the [...]

Energy Task Force meeting June 11

Mike — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:29:25 +0000

The next Haverhill Energy Task Force meeting will be held Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 7:00 pm in the Milhendler Room at the Haverhill Public Library. An agenda will be posted ahead of the meeting, and your agenda ideas are welcome.

Agenda: Energy Task Force Meeting Thursday May 14

Mike — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:43:10 +0000

The agenda document for the May 14, 2009 7:00 pm Haverhill Energy Task Force meeting in the Haverhill Public Library PMA room is posted here. Agenda summary below: Welcome and introductions New task force member; Mark Morse Energy News: Federal aid boosts energy efficiency at Citizens Center ETF at Winnekenni Castle Green Summit April 26 Wind power ordinance proposals MTC wind turbine [...]

Federal aid boosts energy efficiency at Citizens Center

Mike — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:09:27 +0000

In Federal aid boosts energy efficiency at Citizens Center Cara Spilsbury writes for the Haverhill Gazette: Thanks to money secured by Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, the Citizen Center will be the first city building to sport solar panels. Tsongas brought a check for $237,875 to Mayor James Fiorentini on Friday morning. The money will be used to install [...]

Earth Day Fair in Haverhill

Mike — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:38:51 +0000

Each year the Haverhill Universalist Unitarian Church hosts an Earth Day fair. Sometimes the Haverhill Energy Task Force has a display of some sort. But this year the theme centers on how we power ourselves: ethical eating and local food sources. For details click on the image.