When faced with a huge repair bill on my 2011 Prius (the cost of living in the wilds of Sudbury, home to voracious mice!) I had to buy a new (used) car just before Thanksgiving 2020. Having had a Prius since my first in 2004, I quickly settled on a 2018 Prius Prime, eager to have an electric option. It was possible to charge it via the basic 110v outlet on my front porch, though with increasing difficulty as winter arrived. I became increasingly less willing to drag the charger cord over mounds of snow, or in heavy rain, as the weather worsened. And it took 8 hours to fully charge. After researching available options, I had a JuiceBox (240v charger) installed in my garage and am loving it, getting a full charge in a mere 2 hours! While the EV range is not very impressive, it is sufficient for local errands and trips. Now I charge my Prius almost every night. Over the first seven months, I only went to a gas station twice since. So much fun watching my mpg rise to 344 mpg! Amortized over the decade I expect to keep this car, the JuiceBox charger (plus installation) will more than pay for itself. I highly recommend the Prius Prime to anyone who's considering buying a car.

I do a lot of cooking from scratch--onion skins in garbage almost every day. And coffee grounds every day. I'm lucky that my garage where my cute little composting pail resides is only 50 steps from my kitchen. So I have a small cup at my sink for organic waste and I empty it every day or more often. It's just one more form of consciousness in a world that needs it.

I've been driving a Prius since 2004. Finally had to trade in my 2011 Prius because the repair estimate was just too high, so I started the search for a new Prius. A week later, I drove home in my 2018 Prius with all kinds of technology updates, bells and whistles galore...and the best part: it’s a plug in!! This morning, with my Prius in my driveway, I plugged it in to charge. Nothing short of miraculous! I kept going outside to see my car happily charging away in my driveway, my latest green effort! 😎

We've had a couple of MassSave audits before but were due for another one. This time using the virtual audit they found added opportunities for insulation in the ceiling above our garage. We took advantage of the summer 2020 Covid offer to pay 100% of insulation vs. 75% and will received a couple of thousands of dollars of work that will make the bedroom above the garage warmer and reduce our energy use and fossil fuel use. We have a dual fuel gas and heat pump heating system.

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By choosing the Winpower 100 option I've made sure that enough new renewable energy gets added to the regional grid to completely balance the electricity I use at home. And since Winchester's electricity aggregation contract (Winpower) has a flat rate locked in for 3 years, the rate I am paying on my monthly electric bill at present (May 2022) is actually lower than if I had gone with the dirty electricity offered as a default by Eversource!