Green Up: You Can Make A Difference!
GreenUp allows you to choose cleaner, healthier electricity right on your regular utility bill and is available to all Massachusetts Electric residential and small commercial customers. The GreenUp program drives regional clean energy development by making payments to renewable wind, solar, biomass, and small hydro producers.

Local Communities Benefit from the Program!

For every dollar a spent on renewable energy, the Massachusetts Technology Colaborative will match it in two ways:

• Up to one dollar will go to the town or city for renewable energy educational materials or projects.
• Up to one additional dollar will go to low-income renewable and energy efficiency projects.

How Much Will A Town Receive?

If, for example, a consumer pays $12 per month for renewable electricity and MTC matches 50%, MTC will provide $6 per month or $72 per year to that consumers community and an additional $6 per month for low-income projects. As you can see below, this can quickly add up: If there are 10 participants each of whose purchases is matched $6 monthly, MTC will provide $720 each year to the community.

• If there are 25 participants, MTC will provide $1,800.
• If there are 100 participants, MTC will provide $7,200.
• If there are 300 participants, MTC will provide $21,600.

Sign Up Before December 31st 2005!!!

If the town gets 3% of households to sign up by January 1, 2006, it gets a one time payment for renewable energy education & projects:

Town	# Households Needed for Bonus (3%)	Currently Signed Up	# Needed to Sign Up	One Time Payment if 3% Goal is Met
Gloucester	419	74	345	$20,950
Rockport	126	19	107	$6,300
Manchester	70	10	60	$3,500
Essex	43	15	28	$2,150

How Much Will it Cost Me?

For a typical Massachusetts home that uses 500 kilowatt-hours per month, participating in GreenUp with Community Energy will add $6 to $12 per month to your electric bill, depending on which option you choose. Please note this cost is tax deductible.

How do I sign up?

Signing up is easy. Look in your October Bill for an enrolement form or download a pdf of the form here. Cape Ann Climate Change Network thanks you for your support of the GreenUp program. We can make a difference!