HeatSmart/CoolSmart Melrose Program for Clean Heating and Cooling Launches Tuesday May 19 at 7 pm
Melrose is presenting a webinar on Tuesday, May 19 at 7 pm to introduce the City’s new HeatSmart/CoolSmart program to promote clean heating and cooling technologies. Join in through the City’s meeting portal at https://www.cityofmelrose.org/remote-meetings
Melrose is excited to have been selected to participate in the 2020 HeatSmart Mass Program, a community-based outreach and group purchasing program that will encourage the adoption of three clean heating and cooling technologies (1) air source heat pumps, (2) ground source heat pumps, and (3) solar hot water. Heat pumps are highly efficient year-round climate control systems that provide AC in summer and heating in winter, with cold-climate models able to heat a whole house through the coldest Massachusetts winters. Learn more about the technologies, or sign up for a free evaluation when installers are selected, on our website http://www.heatsmartmelrose.org/.
HeatSmart/CoolSmart Melrose is a partnership between the City of Melrose, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources. It is modeled on the highly successful Solarize Massachusetts and Melrose Energy Challenge programs, which Melrose conducted in 2012 and 2016. The team managing the program for the City includes the City’s Sustainability Manager, Martha Grover, and designated HeatSmart Coach Susan Murphy, along with a team of volunteers. Contact us at HeatSmartMelrose@gmail.com or sign up to participate here!
The HeatSmart program aims to increase community awareness and increase adoption of residential and small-scale commercial clean heating and cooling installations through a group purchasing model. Each participating community works with MassCEC and its consultant to competitively select designated installer(s) to offer one or more of the clean heating and cooling technologies to interested residents and small businesses. Melrose will also receive grant funding to help publicize the program and technical support in providing information about the technologies and available incentive and financing opportunities.