Stoughton Receives $209,910 Grant for Energy Project

STOUGHTON, MA - A $209,910 grant will be heading to Stoughton to a fund clean energy project. The town was named a Green Community by the state in the ninth round of designations in December.

“Massachusetts cities and towns continue to lead the way toward a clean, affordable and resilient energy future for the Commonwealth,” said Governor Charlie Baker in a release. “These communities will use their grants to reduce energy use, improve their buildings, save money and help us meet our ambitious greenhouse emission reduction targets.”

With the grant, Stoughton will look to reduce their municipal energy consumption. All Green Communities commit to reducing municipal energy consumption by 20 percent over five years. The reduction adds up to a savings of 2,153,992 MMBtu, according to the Executive OffIice of Energy and OffIice of Energy and Environmental Affairs.

The savings is the equivalent to heating and powering nearly 17,000 homes, and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 203,538 tons, equivalent to taking almost 39,000 cars off the road.