Wednesday, March 16, 2022 | Montgomery Energy Connection
RESIDENTIAL:Â The Appliance Recycling program aims to save customers energy and money by offering a convenient, environmentally friendly option for getting rid of old appliances.
BGE is offering a $75 reward* for recycling an old, working refrigerator or freezer. Get an additional $25 reward if you also recycle an old, working room air conditioner or dehumidifier at the same time as your refrigerator or freezer. You must schedule your appointment between March 1, 2022 and March 31, 2022, and your unit must be picked up no later than April 14, 2022 to qualify for the limited time offer. Visit https://www.arcaincutility.com/MD/BGE/or call 866-898-1901
Pepco is offering customers $75 for a limited time for recycling their old working refrigerators and freezers. Customers must schedule their pick-up between March 1 and March 31 and have their appliance picked up by April 14 to qualify. Interested customers can schedule their pick-up or find out more by visiting www.pepco.com/ApplianceRecycling or calling 877-743-3117.
Potomac Edison is offering $100 when a customer recycles a refrigerator or freezer, and $35 when a customer recycles a dehumidifier, room air conditioner, or mini-fridge alongside a qualifying refrigerator or freezer. This offer will run from March-May 2022. Customers can go to www.energysavemd.com/fridge to learn more or sign up!
RESIDENTIAL: Curious about electric leaf blowers and mowers? Interested in an electric car or solar panels for your property? The Go Electric Event will provide you with the following opportunities:
- Bring your old lightbulbs and get up to 3 free LEDs
- Recycle gas yard equipment and small appliances for free
- Learn about special March discounts and rebates on electric leaf blowers at ACE stores in Montgomery County
- Check out a Ride On electric busâbring the kids!
- Enjoy sustainable and plant-based food!
- Tour electric cars in person and learn about car charging systems
- Learn about solar charging for your building and installation incentives
- Switch from fossil fuels to sustainable electric sources and save $$
- Check out County green energy initiatives
RESIDENTIAL: Energy is expensive. And in the past few months, it's gotten very expensive. For some households in Montgomery County, this is merely inconvenient; however, for many, high energy costs represent a significant daily challenge. Groundswell's new community solar project at the Paddington Square Apartments in Silver Spring allows you to make a difference for household energy burdens in Montgomery County in a way that was never possible. Community Solar at Paddington Square is the first community solar project in Montgomery County that lets subscribers give back to our Montgomery County community by sharing power with your neighbors. There are limited subscription spots so hurry up and learn more.
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RESIDENTIAL: For the last three years, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection has pledged to âAge with Attitudeâ with its partnership with Senior Planet Montgomery. Through online programming â webinars and workshops â we have been able to provide over 80 virtual programs, reaching more than 1,280 participants. We have also provided presentations in multiple languages: English, Spanish, and Mandarin. Learn more and sign up for an upcoming presentation here.Â
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RESIDENTIAL: The Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) is available statewide and provides Maryland households with financial relief toward water and/or wastewater bills. Eligible households may receive up to $2,000. LIHWAP funding is limited, and applications will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. You can apply for LIHWAP assistance online using the consumer portal here.Â
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COMMERCIAL: This year the Montgomery County Energy Summit will be a hybrid in-person and digital event on April 5 and 6, 2022. This yearâs Summit will focus on Innovation in three topic areas: Technology Implementation, Policy & Program Design, and Creativity in Financing Projects. Those attending in person will have access to our exhibitor area, featuring leading energy related products and services, and will be able to participate in our first ever Electric Vehicle Ride & Drive Event, hosted by DARCARS Automotive Group and featuring the newly released Polestar and other vehicle models. Register today.
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The My Green Montgomery Green Jobs Board will help you find green jobs in our region. We post jobs for free that are:
- are green jobs (focused on energy, sustainability, water, trees, community greening, environmental ed, etc.)
- based in the DC or Baltimore regions. Jobs in Montgomery County or easy for our residents to commute to work!
We pre-approve each job before posting, but we do not guarantee the length of time jobs will be posted. To look for new job opportunities, click here.
Energy is all around us and there is a lot happening in the world. We have compiled some interesting stories and articles to share with you. These stories will LINK you to what energy stories are happening in the world.
Earthships: Off-the-grid homes made of recycled garbage, âearthshipsâ could become million-dollar climate-change havens, www.cnbc.com
Electric Cars: Ford will reorganize operations to separate its electric and internal combustion engine businesses into different units within the automaker, www.cnbc.com
Electric Grid: Staci Hartwell, chair of the Environmental and Climate Justice Committee of the NAACP Maryland State Conference writes an Op-Ed responding to Jason M. Stanekâs, chair of the Maryland Public Service Commission previous Op-Ed, www.marylandmatters.orgÂ
EV Infrastructure: The U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy announced nearly $5 billion that will be made available under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program established by President Bidenâs Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to build out a national electric vehicle charging network, an important step towards making electric vehicle (EV) charging accessible to all Americans, www.energy.gov
Headlights: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a rule about âadaptive driving beam headlightsâ that can automatically tailor beams so they focus on dark areas of the road and don't create glare for oncoming drivers, www.cheddar.com
Hydrogen: Four Rocky Mountain states will cooperate on developing ways to make the most abundant element in the universe, hydrogen, more available and useful as clean-burning fuel for cars, trucks and trains, www.apnews.com
Manufacturing Planet: An electric pickup truck factory and battery manufacturing plant in Tennessee is charged with creating 5,000 full time jobs, www.apnews.com
Photovoltaic modules: A new ASTM International standard will aid in the recycling or safe disposal of these modules which are found in solar panels and other devices that convert sunlight into electrical energy, www.newsroom.astm.org
Solar panels: Solar panels built from waste crops that donât require direct sunlight have been invented in another leap forwards for clean energy, www.euronews.com
Streetlights: To the crew of the International Space Station, Washington DC and Baltimore look like different galaxies and it is all because of their streetlights, www.ggwash.org
The Cloud: Google Cloud is adding features to help its customers understand (and shrink) their carbon footprintâin the data center and beyond, www.fastcompany.com
Water Cycle: Climate change has intensified the water cycle â the movement of water on Earth â by about twice as much as models had predicted, research shows, www.theguardian.com
VIRTUAL
Friday, March 18, 2022, 12:00 â 1:00 pm Stop Losing Money on Your Utility Bill
Thursday, March 24, 2022, 6:30 - 8:30 pm Gaithersburg Homeowners and Civic Associations Sustainability Summit
Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 7:30 â 8:30 pm Ask an EV Owner
Friday, April 15, 2022, 12:00 â 1:00 pm Lighting & Smart Bulbs
Friday, April 22, 2022, 12:00 â 1:00 pm Stop Losing Money on Your Utility Bill
Friday, April 29, 2022, 12:00 â 1:00 pm Programmable and Smart Thermostats
HYBRID
IN PERSON
Saturday, March 19, 2022, 10:00 am â 4:00 pm Go Electric Event (with lightbulb exchange)
Saturday, April 23, 2022, 10:00 am â 5:00 pm Greenfest
Saturday, April 23, 2022, 11:00 am â 1:00 pm Gaithersburg Fix It Fair (with lightbulb exchange)
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