The Berkshire Renewable Energy Collaborative is a group of educators, environmental and business leaders and citizens whose mission is "to increase energy efficiency and the responsible use of renewable energy in the Berkshire region. Coordinated by the Center for Ecological Technology (CET), with support from the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust, Collaborative members are taking a lead role in educating area residents about renewable energy technology through a variety of activities described briefly below.

Goals of the Berkshire Renewable Energy Collaborative:

• Increase Energy Efficiency in the Berkshire Region
  
• Increase the Responsible Use of Renewable Energy in the Berkshire Region
  

How We Achieve our Goals:

• Act as a Clearinghouse for Objective Information about Renewable Energy
  
• Website
  
• Phone and email assistance
  
• Provide leadership training for members
  
• Establish criteria for responsibly sited renewable energy facilities, e.g. wind and low-impact hydro
  
• Set regional goals for increasing renewable energy
  
• Work with individual communities
  
• Work regionally
  
• Work with organizations and agencies in other parts of Massachusetts and New England
  
• Conduct educational programs
  
• Workshops about renewable technologies
  
• Renewable energy and green building tours
  
• Help facilitate visible projects
  
• Provide informational workshops
  
• Provide staff resources
  

This website is maintained by the Center for Ecological Technology (CET). For more information about about CET, visit CET's website. To join CET's mailing list, visit this page.

Tad Ames
Berkshire Natural Resources Council

Henry Art
Williams College

Will Beemer
Heartwood School

Harold Brotzman
MA College of Liberal Arts

Tom Brule
Forestry and Wildlife Consultant

Averill Cook
Catamount Fuel & Pellet Corporation

David Dethier
Williams College

Laura Dubester
Center for Ecological Technology

Leslie Reed-Evans
Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation

Lauren Gaherty
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission

Sarah Gardner
Williams College, Town of Williamstown

Patrick Larkin
MA Technology Collaborative

Nancy Nylen
Center for Ecological Technology

Paul O'Brien
Mt. Everett High School

Dennis Regan
Housatonic Valley Association

Donald Roeder
Simons Rock College

John Seakwood
Citizen

Andrew Schuyler
Senator Nuciforo's Office

Lauren Stevens
Hoosic River Watershed Association