The Strides of Boston
Wednesday,
Oct 09
Oct 09
Which city is at the head of the class? Boston, it turns out, earned the highest score. With 76.75 out of a possible 100 points on ACEEE’s scorecard, Beantown beat out other front-runners like San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Austin and New York City. Of course, Bostonians must’ve done their part by being receptive to a host of changes, but at least partial credit must go Mayor Thomas M. Menino.
In 2009, he created the Renew Boston initiative, which set a goal of reducing the city's electricity consumption by 200 megawatts—enough to power 92,000 homes.
According to Patrick J. Kiger’s article on www.nationalgeographic.com, “Menino unveiled a new program to help residents make energy-saving improvements in their homes. The city is offering up to $3,000 per home in subsidies for upgrading insulation and as much as $250 to defray the cost of replacing obsolete, energy-wasting wiring.”
In a phone conference unveiling ACEEE’s results, Menino had this to say: “I always believed that mayors have a responsibility to push the envelope on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”
Source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/09/130917-boston-tops-energy-efficiency-ranking/
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