Low-Income Matching Grants
Through the Clean Energy Choice® program, MTC matches customers' voluntary payments in two ways:
- Matching grants for communities that help towns and cities fund renewable energy projects.
- Low-income matching grants for clean energy projects throughout Massachusetts.
Low-Income Matching Grants
The low-income projects funded by Clean Energy Choice matching grants incorporate renewable energy installations and energy efficiency measures for organizations serving low-income residents.
So far Clean Energy Choice participants have triggered over $1 million of matching grants for the low-income program. MTC recently selected the first organizations to receive funding for projects. The grants help these organizations to reduce their energy costs and thus direct more of their budgets towards improving conditions for low-income citizens.
The City of New Bedford
A 9.9 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system installed on the roof of the Keith Middle School brings this former brownfield site full circle. 68% of Keith students come from low-income households, making this grant a model of environmental justice.
City of Chelsea
The City of Chelsea is installing 13 kW of solar photovoltaic panels on two school buildings and the Chelsea Public Library. The PV reduces energy costs and helps to educate students and residents about the alternative clean energy resources that available to this community, which has the third highest percentage of people living below the poverty line in Massachusetts.
City of Haverhill Citizen Center
A 6 kW solar PV system and energy efficiency improvements will benefit over 11,000 Haverhill residents who are 60 years old and older. The project will include a data display and is expected to reduce the building's electricity needs by 13%.