Considering Local Power

Earlier this month, WAMC did a story about the plans being made in Northhampton, MA, to install solar panels on a capped landfill: "Northhampton Moving Ahead with Landfill Solar Project." The goal is to reduce the city's carbon footprint and provide a new source of revenue.

Related to this community-based effort to produce power in Massachusetts, on Wednesday night, Citizens for Local Power is holding a public forum in Kingston called "Taking Control of Our Energy Supply Through Community Choice Aggregation." The forum will discuss how Community Choice Aggregation can help municipal, residential, and small business customers purchase cheaper, cleaner energy and offer energy efficiency and renewable energy services. The forum takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, in the Common Council Chambers at Kingston City Hall, 420 Broadway.

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