| Projects
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| 10 Percent Challenge
| This Green Needham flagship project supports Needham residents in reducing their energy use and carbon footprint by 10%.
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| Wind Feasibility Study
| This project will install a tower with instruments at a location near the Needham RTS to measure the wind over a one-year period. The resulting information will be analyzed to determine the business case for installation of a wind turbine that would generate lower-cost clean electricity for the Town.
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| RTS Solar
| A complementary project to install Solar Photovoltaic arrays at the RTS to generate electricity. A preliminary site survey has identified the possibility of 1 MW of solar electric generating capacity.
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| Home Energy Efficiency Improvement
| An initiative to engage local businesses (HVAC and related) and financial institutions to create a program that makes it easier for Needham residents to identify and implement high-value home energy efficiency improvements.
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| Green Community
| Becoming a Massachusetts Green Community
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| Schools
| Projects, initiatives and groups in the Needham Public Schools
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| Municipal
| Municipal projects and initiatives in the Town of Needham
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| Houses of Worship
| Projects and groups at and involving Needham's faith community
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| Outreach
| Programs and events to reach out, inform, educate and engage people and organizations in the community
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| Transportation
| Groups and organizations working on a more sustainable transportation future for Needham.
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| Needham Solar Challenge
| The Needham Solar Challenge was completed successfully, earning Needham a 2kW solar array to be installed this spring at the new High Rock School and accumulating, through donations to the New England Wind Fund, over $21,000 in matching funds toward alternative energy and education projects.
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| See the complete list of Projects - current, completed and proposed.
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