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Information Resources & Links

This page offers access to resources for improving understanding of—and taking action on—the energy issues, challenges, and opportunities facing the Cape & Islands region. A number of these resources have been created specifically for this website; they are marked in green text. Others have been created by government agencies, businesses, nongovernmental organizations, and additional groups. All of them are of specific relevance to the energy situation in local communities; general resources relating to individual topics are referenced elsewhere on the website.

Energy Primers

Energy Glossary

Energy Library: Indicators, Fact Sheets, Reports, Publications & Other Resources

Green Pages: Local Consultants, Architects, Builders, Suppliers, Businesses, Organizations & Agencies

Primers
Electricity 101 provides information on how power is generated, delivered, purchased, and used in local communities. It also offers information on the economic costs of electricity, the environmental and social impacts, and the power supply and delivery services available to Cape & Islands consumers.

Comprehensive primers are planned on fuel supply, delivery, and use; energy policy; energy/sustainability issues; and efficient and green options and activities. In the interim, the following initial resources are provided, and more...

Publications & Other Resources
Reports, fact sheets, flyers, web pages, and other resources that address energy-related topics in Cape & Islands communities are listed below.

Policy & Market Issues

Consumer Aggregation & Energy Cooperatives
Planning & Policymaking

Economic, Environmental & Social Impacts

Energy & Air Quality
Energy & Climate Change
Energy & Cost of Living
Energy & Economic Development
Energy & Habitat/Wildlife
Energy & Nutrient Loading
Energy & Public Health
Energy & Sustainability

Sustainable Energy Options

Energy Efficiency
Fuel Cells
Bioenergy
Cogeneration
Solar Energy
Wave/Tidal Energy
Wind Energy

Consumer Aggregation/Energy Cooperatives

Energy Cooperatives

C&I Energy Information Clearinghouse
Potential for a Cooperative for Cape & Islands Consumers

C&I Self-Reliance
Heating Oil & Bioheat Cooperative

Cape Light Compact
Initial Legal Analysis of Potential for a Cooperative for Cape & Vineyard Consumers (not available to the public)
Issues to be Addressed in Detailed Analysis of Cooperative Models: Request for Proposals (Acrobat file)

Massachusetts Electric Restructuring Act of 1997
Provisions Relating to Energy Cooperatives

Municipal Aggregation for Electricity Consumers

C&I Energy Information Clearinghouse
Supply Options for Cape & Vineyard Consumers
Supply Options for Nantucket Consumers
Institutional Shortcomings of Cape Light Compact & Possible Solutions
Institutional Issues Relating to Cape Light Compact & Community Wind Projects

Cape Cod 2020: The 2006 Sustainability Indicators Project
Indicator: Electricity Supply Costs & Savings Through Aggregation for Cape & Vineyard Consumers

Cape Light Compact
Power Supply Program for Cape & Vineyard Consumers
Green Power Program for Cape & Vineyard Consumers

Colonial Power
Proposed Aggregation for Residential & Other Consumers in Marlborough

Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
Guide to Municipal Electric Aggregation in Massachusetts (2003) (Acrobat file)

Massachusetts Electric Restructuring Act of 1997
Provisions Relating to Municipal Aggregation

Massachusetts Municipal Association
MunElec: Power Supply Program for Towns & Other Municipal Consumers

Nantucket
Municipal Aggregation Study

Regional Energy Planning & Policymaking

C&I Energy Information Clearinghouse

Cape & Vineyard: Cape Light Compact
Energy Plan 2015: Electricity Supply and Use: Recommended Goals, Policies & Action Items for Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard (2004) (Acrobat file)

Resource Assessment: Strategic Options in Electric Supply and Demand for Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard: 2005-2015 (2004) (Acrobat file)

Resource Assessment Report: Technical Studies Appendix: Resource Assessment Report (2004) (Acrobat file)
Costs and Environmental Effects of Wind Turbines and Natural Gas Generation (2004) (Acrobat file)
End User Distributed Generation Applications in Cape Light Compact Communities (2004) (Acrobat file)
Utility Distributed Generation Applications in Cape Light Compact Communities (2004) (Acrobat file)
Energy Efficiency Potential on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard: Long-Term Forecasts and Scenarios (2004) (Acrobat file)
Peak Shaving/Demand Response Analysis: Load Shifting by Residential Customers (2004) (Acrobat file)

Regional Options Study: Strategic Electric Supply & Demand Options for Cape Cod & Martha’s Vineyard: 2005-2015 (2003) (Acrobat file)

Regulatory Assessment: A Review of Regulatory Issues Concerning Development of Small-Scale Renewable Energy & Distributed Generation on Cape Cod & Martha’s Vineyard (2003)

Cape Cod: Cape Cod Commission
Wind Energy Model Bylaw (2004)

Assessment of Distributed Generation (2004)

Cape Cod Regional Policy Plan (2002)

Martha's Vineyard: Vineyard Energy Project
Renewable Energy Island Initiative

Martha's Vineyard: Martha's Vineyard Commission

Nantucket Economic Development & Planning Commission
Nantucket Comprehensive Community Plan (2001)

Energy & Air Quality

Energy & Climate Change

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Global Climate Change: What Communities Can Expect and What They Can Do—Cost-Saving, Practical Actions to Reduce Municipal Contributions to Global Warming (2001) (Acrobat file)

Fact Sheet 1: Smart Growth (Acrobat file)
Fact Sheet 2: Trees and Open Space (Acrobat file)
Fact Sheet 3: Recycling and Composting (Acrobat file)
Fact Sheet 4: Renewable Energy (Acrobat file)
Fact Sheet 5: Energy Efficiency (Acrobat file)

Energy & Nutrient Loading

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Nitrogen From The Atmosphere: Understanding and Reducing a Major Cause of Degradation in Our Coastal Waters (2002)

Local and Global Effects of Human-Induced Alterations to the Nitrogen Cycle (1998)

Energy & Sustainability

Cape & Islands Renewable Energy Collaborative
Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket & Renewable Energy

Cape Cod Sustainability Indicators Council
2003 Cape Cod Sustainability Indicators Report: An Uncertain Future (2003)

Air Quality Indicator
Drinking Water Quality & Quantity
Energy Supply & Use Indicator

Energy Supply & Use Indicator (Acrobat file)
Fact Sheet: Energy Present (Acrobat file)
Fact Sheet: Energy Future (Acrobat file)

Traffic Congestion & Transit Use Indicator
Waste Management Indicator

Nantucket Sustainable Development Corp.
Sustainable Nantucket: A Compass for the Future (2003)

Air Quality Indicator
Cost of Living Indicator
Energy Use Indicator
Harbor Water Quality Indicator
Home Size Indicator
Light Pollution Indicator
Public Transportation Indicator
Traffic Indicator
Waste & Recycling Indicator