Newton Mayor Attends Discussion on Energy Efficiency

NEWTON, MA – Mayor Setti Warren, who has highlighted the importance of utilizing efficient energy practices in Newton, joined a discussion on energy efficiency in the Commonwealth last week.

Milton's EcoThermal Filters hosted the conference, "The Bay State: Creating Resilient Communities through Energy Efficiency" at the Stockyard restaurant in Brighton August 10.

Warren was joined energy leaders Arah Schuur, director of the Energy Efficiency Division for the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources; Terence Sobolewski, chief customer officer of National Grid; and Darren Port, manager of Building Energy Codes for Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships.

The speakers touched on the different ways Massachusetts communities have successfully utilized energy efficiency to increase productivity and further economic growth, modernize an aging energy system and improve functionality during extreme weather conditions.

Attendees also viewed a demonstration of the EcoThermal Filter System by EcoThermal President and CEO Darcy McMenamin; the system, which has been implemented at the Stockyard, integrates traditional grease filters with a heat recovery system to capture waste heat from the cook line and recycle it to preheat water.

Photo (L-R): Kateri Callahan; President, Alliance to Save Energy, Arah Schuur, Pat Farver; President, Blissfield Manufacturing, Terence Sobolewski, Darcy McMenamin, Setti Warren, David Nemtzow; Acting Director Building Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy, and Darren Port

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