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Cambridge Energy Alliance (CEA) is a City of Cambridge program that promotes energy efficiency and solar energy. Our goal is to save you money while also reducing Cambridge’s carbon footprint. Focusing on residents, businesses, and institutions in Cambridge, CEA provides outreach and access to energy efficiency resources, including retrofit programs offered by Eversource, Cambridge’s primary electricity and natural gas provider.

Background

In May 1999, the Cambridge City Council voted to join Cities for Climate Protection (CCP), an international consortium of communities working to reduce the impacts of climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels. As a member of CCP, the City created a city-specific greenhouse gas emissions inventory and subsequently set targets and strategies to reduce these emissions through a comprehensive and well-defined plan.

To help achieve these goals, the City, in partnership with the Henry P. Kendall Foundation, created the Cambridge Energy Alliance (CEA) in 2007 as a non-profit organization. In 2011, CEA was disbanded as a nonprofit and became a program of Cambridge’s Community Development Department, continuing its mission of helping Cambridge residents and businesses identify and arrange financing for energy efficiency improvements for their homes and businesses.

Our Focus on Buildings

Most of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Cambridge are from buildings—houses, apartment buildings, retail business, offices, educational institutions and  large commercial operations. Given the City’s goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, eliminating wasted energy in our homes and workplaces is a priority.

How CEA Works with You

We can provide residents, businesses and institutions of all sizes throughout Cambridge with numerous services, including:

  • Put you in touch with the professionals who provide free energy audits and can carry out no-cost energy efficiency measures.
  • Provide up-to-date information about utility and government rebates on energy measures.
  • Provide you the latest information on efficient appliances, lighting, and heating and cooling equipment.
  • Help you ensure that your building is properly insulated so warm and cool air don’t escape, significantly reducing heating and electricity bills.
  • Connect you to financial institutions that can help you pay for energy efficient improvements to your home or business.

Site updated: February 27, 2024 Page updated: May 3, 2016

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