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Task Force Pushes Fairfield To Take Energy Challenge

FAIRFIELD, Conn. --  The Fairfield Clean Energy Task Force will host a workshop to promote the Fairfield Energy Challenge on Thursday, Sept. 18, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

 First Selectman Mike Tetreau and Daphne Dixon, Co-founder and Executive Director of Live Green Connecticut and member of Fairfield’s Clean Energy Task Force.

First Selectman Mike Tetreau and Daphne Dixon, Co-founder and Executive Director of Live Green Connecticut and member of Fairfield’s Clean Energy Task Force.

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The Fairfield Energy Challenge is a community energy efficiency program supported by the town, United Illuminating, Energize Connecticut, the Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority (CEFIA, the State of Connecticut’s “Green Bank”) and Live Green Connecticut! in celebration of Fairfield’s 375th anniversary.

The workshop will be held at the second floor Conference Room at the Board of Education, 501 Kings Highway E. in Fairfield.

Workshop participants will learn about the benefits and options for residential solar energy from Fairfield and Astrum Solar, the town’s solar installer partner.

Homeowners will also learn about Home Energy Assessments, which can improve their home’s efficiency for maximum savings.

The Fairfield Energy Challenge has a goal of 375 new residential home energy audits and the installation of 100 new home solar electricity systems in 2014. Today, about 10 percent of Fairfield’s homes have had an energy audit – one of the highest percentages in the state.

The assessments yields an immediate payback in energy savings due to the work done by the auditor on-site, and the savings continue over time. The assessor will provide a detailed blueprint for further energy efficiency upgrades and savings.

Two years ago, over 60 Fairfield homeowners went solar during the Fairfield Solarize CT program, bringing the total number of solar installations in Fairfield to over 100. A combination of low solar group prices and generous incentives now makes going solar a low-risk, profitable, and affordable investment.

For homeowners, these incentives include a 30 percent federal tax credit, and a state rebate of up to $10,000 depending on system size and site quality.

Residential systems with good sunlight should see annual rates of return in excess of 15 percent and payback periods in the five- to seven-year range for a system that will last 25 years or more. There is also a no-money up-front lease option, which has immediate positive cash flow.

The first 20 customers who sign up for solar will receive an additional $500 discount.

Go to go.astrumsolar.com/Fairfield for more information and to sign up for a free site evaluation.

For more information on the Fairfield Energy Challenge, contact the Clean Energy Task Force at fairfieldcleanenergy@gmail.com or 203-912-0211. 

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