Newton's Community Solar Share Initiative (CoSSi)

Newton's Community Solar Share Initiative (CoSSi) is a program that enables Newton households that are eligible for Eversource's low-income electricity rate to obtain additional savings on their electricity bills, based on credits generated by the City's Department of Public Works (DPW) solar paneled carport at 70 Elliot Street.

The CoSSi program can help you out financially at the same time as it advances the City's climate plan goals. It can improve comfort, health, and property values in Newton.

To find out if you are already eligible for the Eversource low-income rate or to apply for that new rate, contact one of the City's case managers, Emily Kuhl, at 617-706-1672 at the Newton Senior Center, or Nancy Storer, 617-796-1446, at Newton City Hall.

For general information about the CoSSI program, contact Linda Plazonja in the Office of the Mayor, at 617-796-1102.