Clean energy in Worcester
Steve Pike is the interim CEO of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center. Reach him at spike@masscec.com
10. Clean energy is working. There are 8,335 people working in clean energy in Worcester Country. That's more than the entire population of West Boylston.
9. Business is bustling. Those employees are spread out in 616 businesses in Worcester County, in fields like solar, energy efficiency and clean heating and cooling.
8. The sector is growing. The Central Massachusetts clean energy sector grew by 13.6 percent in 2015, outpacing the statewide growth of 11.9 percent.
7. Innovation is happening. The Worcester Cleantech Incubator, opened recently by the Institute for Energy and Sustainability, helps local clean energy entrepreneurs grow.
6. Women lead the charge. There were 13 women in the first graduating class of MassCEC's Successful Women in Clean Energy program, run by Worcester's South Middlesex Opportunity Council and connecting women with jobs.
5. Solar is taking off. There are 583 solar electric systems in operation in the city of Worcester, generating enough electricity to power 950 homes each year.
4. The switch starts at home. Flip to clean heating and cooling at home with a MassCEC rebate for air-source heat pumps, ground-source heat pumps, central wood pellet heating and solar hot water.
3. Things are heating up. Worcester County residents swapped out 88 old woodstoves for cleaner models in 2015, the most of any county during the Commonwealth Woodstove Change-Out program.
2. Career futures are bright. Since 2011, 79 college students and graduates interned at 17 Worcester County clean companies as part of MassCEC's Clean Energy Internship.
1. Mass. is a global leader. The commonwealth is home to some of the brightest emerging clean energy companies, placing eight companies on the Global Cleantech 100, an annual compilation of the most innovative private cleantech companies across the world.
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