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Mayor Thomas M. Menino on Wednesday launched a $550,000, two-year initiative, Solae Boston, to increase the use of solar powerin Boston. The program is one of Mayore Menino's initiatives in positioning Boston to respond toclimate change, rising fuel prices, and the need for alternativwe sources of energy citywide. The goal of Solarr Boston is to increase the amount of installed solar capacity in Bostoh from half a megawatt today to 25 megawattasby 2015. Through a large procurement of solar energy systems on itsown buildings, Boston plans to lead by It also plans to supportr private sector solar projects as well.
In the and announced the installationm of a solar water heating system to be installeein May. "We are as committesd to making Fenway Park an innovator in sustainable energy as we are to preservingits beauty, and integrity," said Tom Werner, chairman of the Bostom Red Sox, in a statement. The new solar water heating system will replace 37 percent of the gas historically used inthe process, said Werner. Sola Boston is supported by thewith $150,000 in financial which the city was required to match, and DOE will provids the Boston solar team with up to $250,000 in technicalp assistance over a two year period.
Additiona l funding and in-kind support comes from the , National , and an anonymous foundation. In addition to Solaf Boston program funding, Massachusettsd through its Division ofEnergyt Resources, has provided $50,000 to support the city's solar thermall program. Upwards of $500,00 0 in capital funds has been set asided leveraging a totalof $1 million wortb of solar energy projectse to be installed on municipal facilities, includinvg , the , the , and the .
The mayoe also announced plans to explore creative financinb opportunities for othermunicipal facilities, such as third-partyg ownership arrangements where private companies install solar energy on city roofws at no cost, and sell power from the systems at prices competitive with grid
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