On March 26, 2008, the Mass. High Tech Council and New England Clean Council hosted an important climate change program: Clean Energy for High Tech.  The event featured an unveiling of the MHTC Clean Energy Program as well as a discussion of strategies and solutions to enable companies to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions. 

More than 125 attendees heard from a variety of speakers in the clean energy field as well as environmental and sustainability executives from Genzyme and Staples, companies who have led the charge in clean energy.  A copy of the agenda is available by clicking here. Copies of the presentations are available below.

The High Tech Council also announced the MHTC Clean Energy Program, a new feature of our existing energy program which has saved more than 35 participating members an aggregate $50 million over the past 12 years and has a current annual load of 1.85 billion kWh or approximately four times the City of Boston’s usage.

The clean energy feature of our program was developed in response to tremendous interest from High Tech Council members.  The primary goals of this program are to help establish and meet carbon emissions reduction targets via a series of supply and energy efficiency strategies, and provide increased opportunities for energy customers to participate in appropriate demand response programs in New England.   The program is supported by a team of energy services professionals: Constellation NewEnergy, SourceOne, EnerNOC, National Grid, and NStar. 

If you’re interested in learning more about the MHTC Clean Energy Program, please contact Daniella DeChristopher, the Council’s Director, Member Services at daniella@mhtc.org.

Presentations

Keynote: The Massachusetts Clean Energy Opportunity
Phil Guidice, Commissioner, Mass. Division of Energy Resources

Overview: MHTC Energy Program
Chris Anderson, President, Mass. High Tech Council
Bruce Sher, VP, Constellation NewEnergy

Lessons from Leading Corporations
Mark Buckley, VP of Environmental Affairs, Staples
Rick Mattila, Director of Environmental Affairs, Genzyme

Deployment Case Studies
Kevin Ashton, VP of Marketing, EnerNOC
Jesse Grossman, CEO and Founder, Soltage
Dave Anderson, Executive VP, Ameresco
David Rielly, VP of Marketing and Business Development, Aircuity

Energy Policy Impact & Risk Mitigation Strategies
Sam Krasnow, Policy Advocate and Attorney, Environment Northeast
Dan Bakal, Director of Electric Power Programs, Ceres