There are many opportunities for using or installing renewable energy technologies in the Berkshire region. Click on the technologies below for an overview of the steps involved in evaluating the options for your home, business, organization or community. Also included is information about purchasing green power through your local utility or other retail suppliers.

Buying Green Power can let you start supporting renewable energy right now, and it's as easy as paying your electric bill! If you are a Massachusetts Electric Company customer, you can support renewable energy directly on your electric bill for only a few dollars a month.

Solar technologies are one of the easiest technologies for a homeowner to install. Use the sun's energy and light to provide heat, light, hot water, electricity, and even cooling, for homes, businesses, and industry.

Wind energy is widely used in the west to pump water, and nationwide homeowners are increasingly installing wind generators to provide their homes with a clean and renewable source of electricity.

Hydropower was once used extensively in our region to power local industry, like our textile mills. More recently, homeowners are looking at low head hydro as a possibility for ‘greening up’ their electrical consumption.

Biomass (organic matter) is one of the most common forms of renewable energy used by many homes; anyone who has ever lived in a house with a wood stove has used biomass to generate heat.

Fuel cells can be a sturdy system to deliver reliable power on demand to a home or vehicle owner. If the hydrogen used in this process is derived from renewable sources, then the fuel cell generator may truly be considered emission free.