A Better City facilitated the formation of a team among three of its members – the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston Medical Center, and Post Office Square Redevelopment Corporation – to purchase the output of a large-scale renewable energy facility. This aggregation was unique in the diversity of the partners, the scale of the project, and the mutual benefit to all parties involved. This case study provides lessons learned for organizations interested in aggregating the purchase of renewable energy including: the benefits of renewable energy beyond environmental impact; the value of partnerships and collaboration to yield results; the organizational flexibility gained through renewable energy purchasing; and the necessity for ongoing recruitment and anchor partners.
Issue Areas
- Energy and Environment
Publishers
- A Better City
Funder
- Barr Foundation
Document Type
- CaseStudy
- Report/Whitepaper
Geography
- North America / United States (Northeastern) / Massachusetts / Suffolk County / Boston
- North America / United States (Northeastern) / Massachusetts
- North America / United States (Southern) / North Carolina
Copyright
- Copyright 2017 by A Better City. All rights reserved.