ACape & Islands Energy Information Clearinghouse
AA Community Resource Developed Through The Cape & Islands Renewable Energy Collaborative
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The Hummer/Photo Source:Winnepeg Luxury Cars
   Canal Electric Plant/Photo Source: Richard Judge  
Sinking of the Argo Merchant/Photo Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
   Solar Flare/Photo Source: National Optical Astronomy Observatory  
Race Point Photovoltaic Installation/Photo Source: Cape Cod Chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation
  
Woods Hole Research Center Ordway Campus Green Building Showcase/Photo Source: Cape Cod Center for Sustainability
  
Another Windy Day at Barnstable-West Barnstable Elementary School/Photo Source: Charlie Powicki
  
Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority's Propane-Fueled Bus/Photo Source: Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority

Provincetown

As a leading-edge community and geographical entity, Provincetown is well situated to both declare and achieve energy independence. This page will characterize the near- and long-term goals as well as the current energy situation within the town, in a manner akin to the prototype page created for the town of Barnstable. It will be developed in conjunction with town officials and staff, drawing upon data and information collected from a variety of sources. It is expected to address the following subjects:

Energy Supply & Use

  • Electricity & Fuel Consumption
  • Costs
  • Emissions Footprints at the Community, Municipal & Per Capita Level

Cleaner & Green Initiatives (Efficiency & Renewables)

  • Municipal Initiatives
    • Wind
    • Renewable Fuels
    • etc.
  • Community Initiatives
    • Provincetown Art Association & Museum
    • Race Point Lighthouse
    • etc.

Local Policy Frameworks & Decision-Makers

  • Key Local Officials
  • Elected/Appointed Officials at County, State & Federal Levels

Cleaner & Green Resources

  • Renewable Energy Resource Maps
  • Tips for Reducing Costs
  • Tips for Going Green
  • Tips for Choosing a Power Supplier
  • Tips for Making a Difference
  • Cleaner & Green Incentives
  • Go Green Business Directory

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Current Fact

Dirty Roof

Conventional asphalt shingles are
the cheapest roofing material around but, as is usually the case, there is a cost: They are manufactured using petroleum by-products and, once they reach the end of their useful life, they must be landfilled as construction debris or “downcycled” as road materials or in other low-value uses. Credit: Houston Advanced Research Center

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Current Vision

Green Roof

Thatching represents an attractive and sustainable roofing solution. This thatched roof, gracing a barn in Yarmouthport, transforms an invasive wetland plant (Phragmites sp.) into a useful, biodegradable shelter.

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The Clearinghouse provides a central location for the collection, classification, and distribution of data, information, and tools addressing energy supply and use in the Cape & Islands region, both now and in the future.
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This website is being developed through the Cape & Islands Renewable Energy Collaborative (CIREC). Its framework was created under a community planning grant award from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC).

Project management and content development: Chris Powicki, Principal, Water Energy & Ecology Information Services
Web design and development: Kathleen Tyger Wright
Graphic design: Elizabeth Hooper
Grant administration: Megan Amsler, Executive Director, Cape & Islands Self-Reliance Corp.