We will build on the strong partnership of trust between our communities and our municipal light plants to devise a national demonstration funded by Federal and state government to create money-saving, community-based programs to transition to clean, renewable power with flexible use of energy to help cover peak demands. We can shift to clean energy within 3-5 years. In the name of conservation, climate, and public health, and to avoid the financial risk of investing in fossil fuel technology, we call for a complete halt to the Peabody peaker fossil fuel plant project managed by Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) and a consortium of 14 municipal light plants. We can reconcile the urgent demand of citizens to have carbon-free energy and the obligation of our municipal light plants to provide affordable, reliable power when the two sides, citizens and light plants, join together.
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