With the cost of electricity on the rise, it’s more critical than ever to learn about what can be done to lower your bill. On Thursday, February 26, the public is invited to attend “Ipswich Connects: Affordable Energy,” where a panel will look at the history of energy creation in town over the centuries, present how the Ipswich Electric Light Department is working to keep costs down, discuss innovations that are creating cleaner power alternatives to fossil fuel, and provide ways that homeowners can make their homes more energy efficient.
Sponsored by the Ipswich Democratic Town Committee and co-sponsored by the Ipswich Education Foundation, Town Green, and Harborlight Homes, the free event will also include information tables by local and regional organizations focused on energy-saving tips and ways to advocate for policy changes.
The forum will be held at Ascension Church, 31 County Street. Doors open at 6:45 p.m., and the program begins at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be available.
Program
1. History of Energy in Ipswich: Sarah Simon, PE, Chair, MIT Alumni Energy, Environment, and Sustainability Network. Member and former lead, Mothers Out Front, Ipswich Chapter. Past member, Ipswich Clean Energy Use and Climate Plan (circa 2007)
2. Regional Trends in Electrical Costs: Monte Pearson, MA Chair, Education Committee, Fix the Grid Development Officer for several non-profits Author of two books on American politics| Masters in Public Economic Policy, UMass Amherst
3. Ipswich Electric Light Department’s Affordability Strategies: Dylan Lewellyn, Electric Light Manager, Ipswich Electric Light Department
4. What You Can Do in Your Home: * Patrick Connolly, Project Manager, Harborlight Homes; Zack Foley, Licensed Energy Manager & Calvin Day, Director, Sales and Marketing, ReVise Energy
Information Tables
* 350 Mass.
* Harborlight Homes
* Ipswich Democratic Town Committee
* Ipswich Education Foundation
* Ipswich-Rowley Rotary
* Resource Ipswich
* ReVise Energy
Historic Ipswich 