Boston — The Sponsors of Mass Save celebrated the 2024 Mass Save Climate Leaders recently in a ceremony at the Massachusetts State House. Nineteen entities were honored for their ongoing efforts to curb energy use, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and guide the Commonwealth to a net zero future.
The 2024 Mass Save Climate Leaders represent a wide range of industries and sectors including museums, grocery, education, healthcare, hospitality, municipalities, and more. Each honoree has shown a deep commitment to addressing the climate crisis by taking significant measures toward a sustainable future through energy efficient upgrades, helping Massachusetts achieve its decarbonization goals in the clean energy transition. Collectively, the 2024 Mass Save Climate Leaders avoided 47,500 metric tons of CO2. That is equivalent to the energy use of more than 6,300 homes for one year.
The ceremony included remarks by Elizabeth Mahony, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, and Representative Jeffrey N. Roy (D-Franklin), chairperson of the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, as well as leaders from Eversource and National Grid, each a Mass Save Sponsor.
“I’m happy to be here to celebrate the Mass Save Climate Leaders and their good work to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions and lower energy use through efficiency measures,” said Mahony. “The 2024 Climate Leaders are undertaking impressive projects including electrification, energy efficient upgrades, sustainable building projects, energy conservation, net zero buildings, and two all-electric geothermal schools.”
“In order to meet those goals that we’ve established, we need buy-in and adoption of clean energy and decarbonization technologies from every corner of the Commonwealth,” said Roy. “You all serve as ambassadors for our net zero future and the initiatives you’ve pursued tell a story to us and others in your field that a green Commonwealth is not only possible, it’s advantageous and it’s already getting started.”
Mass Save Climate Leaders key initiatives include:
- The Berkshire Family YMCA fully replacing its steam boiler load with an extensive heat pump system along with other measures, resulting annual savings of more than 16,000 therms.
- Mass General Brigham – Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, a not-for-profit, community hospital advancing energy efficiency for more than 10 years by upgrading HVAC, lighting, and more, saving over 1 million kWH during that time.
- UMass Lowell completing more than 30 projects in over a dozen buildings which are projected to result in more than 400,000 therms of gas savings and approximately 8,000 megawatt hours of electric savings, leading to over 4,000 metric tons of CO2 avoided.
2024 Mass Save Climate Leaders:
- Acton-Boxborough Regional School District
- Berkshire Family YMCA
- BioMed Realty
- Boston College
- Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
- Bristol Community College
- BXP
- City of Boston
- City of Melrose
- Fitchburg Art Museum
- Hampton Inn & Suites Cape Cod – West Yarmouth
- Häns Kissle
- Mass General Brigham – Martha’s Vineyard Hospital
- Moderna, Inc.
- Munters Corporation
- Roche Bros. Supermarkets in Bridgewater, North Easton, Quincy, Sudbury, Watertown, and Westborough
- Siemens Healthineers
- Town of Ashland
- UMass Lowell
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“It is our pleasure to recognize the 2024 Mass Save Climate Leaders, all of whom have distinguished themselves as true leaders in our collective missions to help Massachusetts achieve a net zero future,” said Tilak Subrahmanian, vice president of energy efficiency at Eversource. “The impact each has had – individually and collectively – cannot be overstated.”
“Thank you, honorees, for being leaders not just in your industries, but for the entire Commonwealth,” said Christopher Porter, director of customer energy management at National Grid. “Your commitment to innovation, sustainability, and climate action is a testament to what can be achieved when we all work together towards a common goal.”
