Presenters in the webinar will review Massachusetts Gap Funding and the lessons from this innovative state program to realize energy benefits in the water sector.
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Tuesday, July 25, 2023, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. PT (1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET)
Presenters:
Juliet Homer, Chief Systems Engineer and Energy Policy and Analysis Team Lead at PNNL
Danah Tench, Director of Clean Energy and Climate Resilient Programs at Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Michael DiBara, environmental manager at Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
About this webinar: The municipal water and wastewater treatment sectors are energy-intensive. Significant low-hanging and cost-effective energy efficiency and renewable energy opportunities remain, which, if realized, could save water utilities and customers a substantial amount of money while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In this webinar, you'll hear about an innovative and successful state program that provides incremental funding and has resulted in a significant number of energy projects at water facilities. The program has been so successful that it has recently expanded to cover food pantries, affordable housing, and small farms.
This research was funded by Department of Energy Water Power Technologies Office funded to study the MA Gap Funding Program to identify and share successful models for realizing the adoption of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects by water utilities.