Green Committee
Members
Stu Besnoff (Chair), term expires 2027
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Jan Bradley (Vice Chair), term expires 2026
Bob Meyers (Treasurer), term expires 2028
Marnie Meyers (Secretary), term expires 2028
Kai Nalenz, term expires 2026
Meetings
Meetings posted at Town Offices
Apppointed by Select Board for 3 year terms
Description
Members of the Windsor Green Committee are appointed by the Select Board to help improve the environmental sustainability of activity in the Town of Windsor. This includes residential, commercial, and municipal property. Committee actions include:
Outreach and education to town residents and businesses,
Application for higher level government grant programs,
Work with town departments to improve energy efficiency,
Maximize the benefit of renewable energy for municipal and private property.
Windsor - A Green Community
As an active green community, Windsor is positioned to receive substantial grants towards addressing environmental and energy efficiency issues. Windsor is among 297 Massachusetts communities committed to finding clean energy solutions that reduce long-term energy costs and strenghten our local economies.
Information
Homeowners with grid tied photovoltaic arrays (i.e., "solar") are invited to send their meter readings to the Green Committee to be included in this chart, with data from other residents. This chart [spreadsheet] calculates what portion of electricity used in your home is from your array.
Municipal Aggregation Plan
Windsor has developed a Municipal Aggregation Plan which enables Windsor to combine the purchasing power of its residents and businesses to provide them with an alternative to Eversource Basic Service (M.G.L. c. 164, § 134). The program is supported by Colonial Power Group. For more information, please read:
Feb 11, 2026 Update
For Windsor participants in Aggregation:
Starting in March, aggregation pricing for electricity supply will be adjusted to $.14292 per kilowatt-hour until November 2028. This will NOT be to our advantage. It will be cheaper to go with Eversource, whose pricing will be $0.13683/KWH until July 31, 2026. (Prices should be compared again after Eversource announces the cost per KWH for the six month period starting 8/1/26.)
We encourage residents to opt out of aggregation to get the lowest prices for electricity supply.
You can opt out with NO CHARGE and go back to Eversource’s Basic Service by calling First Point Power at 888-875-1711 and ask to be placed on Eversource’s Basic Service; or at https://colonialpowergroup.com/windsor/ choosing “OPT-IN/OPT-OUT” on the right, below the blue box. Additional detail is available by selecting “READ MORE” in the blue box.
Oct 2025 Press Release [pdf]
Aug 2024 Public Notice [pdf]
Note: the default Residental Rate of $0.1252 per kWh is about 1.5 cents per kWh less than the existing Eversource basic service of $0.14023 (about a 10% savings). Even the optional Renewable 5 option of $0.1272 (which provides 5% more Class 1 Renewable energy above the state's current requirement for renewables, which is 24% in 2024) saves almost as much.
Aug 2024 Sample Bill [pdf]
July 2024 announcement [pdf]
Frequently Asked Questions [pdf]
Agendas and Minutes
Green Committee agendas
Green Committee minutes