Clean Energy
& Public Policy
Our Mission and Vision
Our mission is to pursue policy and purchasing changes that will increase our town’s use of renewable and clean energy and reduce our use of fossil fuels so Marblehead can achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040.
Climate
Vision
Report
Now that Marblehead has set a goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040, the next step is to develop a climate action plan to make that goal a reality. To address this urgent need, the Green Marblehead Committee created a sustainability visioning document and plan. Click here to read it.
Town
Departments
Sustainable Marblehead collaborates with the sustainability coordinator, who works with town departments to reduce our use of fossil fuels and transition to clean, green energy, among other duties.
Decarbonizing
the Electric Grid
Given the move to electrify transportation and home heating, it is important that our sources of electricity are carbon free. Currently, Marblehead’s electric supply is 65% carbon-free.
EVs &
Public
Chargers
Since more than a quarter of our carbon emissions come from the cars we drive, transitioning to electric vehicles is an important part of our effort to become carbon free. We are encouraging residents to go electric, and MMLD is working to expand the number of public EV chargers. For information on costs and rebates:
Save Energy,
Save Money
Protect the
Planet Talk
Click on the links below for the video and documents from the November 13, 2022, talk, "Save Energy, Save Money, Protect the Planet," sponsored by Sustainable Marblehead and the Unitarian Church.
Click here for video.
Click on the following links for documents: PowerPoint presentation, Air Source Heat Pump Fact Sheet, ASHP Assessment Program, NextZero Brochure, Electrify Your House, Homeowner Checklist
Biking & Walking in town
Sustainable Marblehead supports infrastructure updates and improvements that enable residents and visitors more options for mobility, including biking and walking.
Recent Accomplishments
1.
Sponsored and passed two warrant articles at Town Meeting, one setting a goal of using 100% carbon-free energy in electricity production, building energy use, and transportation, and another implementing stricter energy efficiency standards for new residential construction.
3.
Assisted in the town creating the Green Marblehead Committee and developed a Climate Action Plan Framework to help guide the committee in its work. Our two representatives helped develop the committee's visioning document, Marblehead Climate Vision: Charting a Path to Carbon Neutrality by 2024, which was adopted unanimously by the Board of Selectmen. The next step is for the town to develop a climate action plan.
To read the town visioning document, click here. To read our Climate Action Plan Framework click here.
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2.
Participated in meetings to identify the town's greatest climate-related vulnerabilities and develop a plan to address them.
To read Marblehead's Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Report click here.
4.
Worked with the Marblehead Municipal Light Department (MMLD) on a proposal to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to identify the best locations for in-town renewable energy projects. As a result of the study, MMLD is looking at installing solar panels on the roof of the new Brown Elementary School and developing a solar array on town owned-land.