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Sustainable Braintree
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Braintree MA, 02184
 
 
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Town of Braintree Carbon Footprint

The Energy Committee is in the process of calculating the Carbon Footprint for the town.  Please contact us if you want to help out!
 

Installing a CFL

 

Lamp Take Back Program Begins!!

 
Replace your incandescent light bulbs with CFL bulbs and see an immediate effect on your electric bill. 
 
Sustainable Braintree is starting its Lamp Take-Back Program at the Farmer's Market on Saturday, August 8. Residents, upon proof of residency, can turn in good incandescent lamps for CFLs.  Limit five bulbs per household per year.  We have purchased 1,000 T-2 CFL bulbs at a sizable discount from Richmond Hardware. They are instant-on, half the size of old ones, use only 15 W, as bright as old ones, have only 25% the mercury of one old ones, and come in 100% recycled cardboard packaging.

T2-CFL STATISTICS – Did you know…
·       You can save up to 80% less on Electricity
·       75% less Mercury than most CFL’s
·       100% recyclable at our town Recycling Center
·       Saves you up to $9.00/per fixture/per year
Safe, Environmentally sound, pays for itself & saves you $$$

Check out the Environmental Defense Fund's helpful checklist to help you find the right CFL for light fixtures with special requirements. 
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I've purchased a BlueLine Innovations Power Cost Monitor from TerraPass this week.  Unlike a Kill-A-Watt type device which only measures one device plugged in to the wall, the PowerCost Meter tracks the entire house.  It is a two part unit, one device clips around the outside meter, and other stays in the house like a wireless weather montior.  Setup was easy, less than 5 minutes.  Once I put in my cost of energy, clicked the "sync" button on both devices, it was up and running.  The first picture was my house running with no major appliances.  2.9kw.  The second was when we turned on the electric dryer.  The third image is the outside sensor attached to my meter.  I did not have to take anything apart.  The meter slips right around the plastic dome and tightens down with a clip.  Click on a picture to see it bigger.