Green Power Purchasing

You can buy boutique green power products right now to offset your reliance on electricity generated by fossil and nuclear power plants and large-scale hydroelectric facilities, which represent the main sources of power in New England. The characteristics and benefits of green products are detailed on the Tips for Choosing a Power Supplier page; this page also offers practical guidance for analyzing the "true costs" of power supply products.

To assess green options and purchase smart power, click on the links below:

• The Cape Light Compact offers Cape and Vineyard consumers the best deal on boutique green power in Massachusetts—click here for information.
  
  
• National Grid offers Nantucket consumers a variety of boutique green options—click here for information.
  
  
• All local consumers can purchase green power products from suppliers around the country—click here for information.

 

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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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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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