{"id":207,"date":"2011-11-28T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2011-11-28T00:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northquabbinenergy.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=207"},"modified":"2012-02-05T20:25:09","modified_gmt":"2012-02-05T20:25:09","slug":"renewable-energy-sources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northquabbinenergy.org\/?page_id=207","title":{"rendered":"Renewable energy sources"},"content":{"rendered":"

Conservation is always the first and most important step in addressing energy use, followed by a focus on making sure you’re using power as efficiently as possible. Many people tend to jump right in at the third part of the “Conservation, then Efficiency, then Renewables<\/strong>” equation, rather than taking those crucial (although often less exciting and visible) first steps.<\/p>\n

However, generating renewable energy is<\/em> a big part of weaning ourselves from fossil fuels, and members of North Quabbin Energy are involved in various projects, on individual, company, and municipal levels, to increase our regional capacity for generating power from solar, water, wind, and other renewable sources. The links below include some area initiatives and companies that we’re aware of that work in these areas (we aren’t necessarily recommending anyone’s work–just listing them for informational purposes).<\/p>\n