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, Former 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.

Who are We?

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.

 Essex has a household penetration rate of 6.9% for the Clean Energy Options program which ranks in the Top 20 for the State of Connecticut.

What's New?   

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 245 points in the CT Clean Energy Options program. Our thanks to  all of the residents, organizations, and businesses that have enrolled. Above is the  2 kw solar array that was installed at the Recycling Center in 2008.

When we reach 300 points, we can get a 2kWh solar array to install on a public building!