Essex Citizens for Clean Energy

Essex is one of the world's special places. As residents we are all stewards of its unique natural and architectural landscape. All of us now have the opportunity to make positive decisions about how  we buy, generate, and use energy that will have a beneficial effect on our community. Essex Citizens for Clean Energy is acting to help insure a clean, sustainable, and cost-effective energy future for our town.

Please join in this important effort.

-William H. Grover, President

    Essex Land Trust 

Enroll with Community Energy @www.newwindenergy.com

and a $20 Incentive will be earned for the

Town's Clean Energy Task Force.

Essex Citizens for Clean Energy is a group of residents who are concerned about global warming and its' impact on our life. The Steering Committee is composed of Keith Chrisman, Janice Ehle/Meyer, Frank Hall, Trevor Hilliar, Robert Laundy, Ed McCaffrey, Joe Montana and Claire Tiernan.

 Want to save on the cost of electricity?  Check out CT Solar Lease at www.ctsolarlease.com

No downpayment and a fixed monthly payment of $120 for the typical house.

What's New?  

The Region 4 Board of Education has established a Building Committee to develop a proposal for an 100 kW solar array for John Winthrop Middle School. There will be a public hearing on May 4, 2009 @ 7 pm at JWMS to discuss the proposal. For more info go to www.region4solar.com.

The Town of Essex has joined ICLEI-Local Governments (www.iclei.org) for Sustainability and is participating in the Cities for Climate Protection program to reduce global warming pollution from residents, commercial, industrial, transportation and waste sectors. We will complete the Five Milestones: inventory greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, adopt a GHG reduction target, develop a Climate Action Plan, implement the Plan, and monitor and verify the results.

If you would like to participate, please contact info@essexcitizensforcleanenergy.com energy.com 

For an online report of the performance of the above solar array, go to www.fatspaniel.com and click on Live Sites, type in Essex Recycling and Landfill, click find and then click on the site.

We now have 190 points in the CT Clean Energy Options program. Our thanks to  all of the residents, organizations, and businesses that have enrolled. Above is the new 2 kw solar array that has been installed at the Recycling Center.

When we reach 500 points, we will get a 4 kWh solar array to install on a public building!