Learn To Power Home With Clean Energy At West Hartford Forum

Town of West Hartford

WEST HARTFORD, CT — A town-sponsored initiative toward clean energy is inviting residents to a special forum to discuss ways folks can power their homes in an environmentally safe manner.

The Town of West Hartford is partnering with SmartPower, a leading nonprofit marketing organization that promotes clean energy and energy efficiency.

Both the town and SmartPower will co-host a special “Solar+Storage” information session on Tuesday, Feb. 6, in Room 400 at West Hartford Town Hall, 50 S. Main St.

The presentation will explain how a home battery system can be paired with a new or existing residential solar array to provide clean, quiet power at night, especially during a power outage, and how various financial resources can be accessed.

The public is invited to a 6:30 pm presentation by Bob Wall, vice president of SmartPowe

PowerSmart West Hartford is a special 20-week community outreach campaign that is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy and features a team including Yale School of the Environment, New York University - Stern School of Business, and SmartPower.

The program is designed to present residents with the various opportunities and incentives available to them to own solar and battery energy storage systems.

This allows residents to convert sunlight into electrical energy and store that energy in a battery for use at a later time.

The “Energy Storage Solutions” solar+storage combination helps residents speed the transition away from fossil fuels.

In addition, program participants can sell their excess stored energy to Eversource and help make the grid cleaner during critical “peak demand” periods.

“West Hartford is committed to helping residents to make smart energy choices,” said West Hartford Mayor Shari Cantor. “We’re pleased to deliver critical information and resources to help accelerate the transition to a clean energy future with solar plus energy storage in our homes.”

West Hartford is among the first dozen communities to launch a PowerSmart campaign in Connecticut.

For more information on the West Hartford/PowerSmart initiative, click on this link.