Feb 24, 2025 | Ashland Energy Policy, Electrify Ashland Now, Success Stories
The new policy aims to reduce climate-warming pollution — and clean up indoor air quality On Tuesday night, Ashland City Council passed a landmark climate policy with unanimous support. The new pollution fee ordinance incentivizes developers to build homes with...
Feb 4, 2025 | Electrify Ashland Now, Success Stories
In 2024, Electrify Ashland Now volunteer Ben Scott accomplished something exciting: he crossed the finish line of his home-electrification journey. By switching his car, appliances, and HVAC system from gas to electric energy sources, he now has a home that runs...
Oct 18, 2024 | Electrify Ashland Now
Doug Piper, a member of the Electrify Ashland Now! action team, shares his insights on how to rid our homes of gas furnaces by 2050. A gas furnace produces more pollution than almost anything else we use — an estimated four to eight tons of carbon emissions per year....
Aug 29, 2024 | Electrify Ashland Now, Success Stories
This story was originally published on Ashland.News on August 29, 2024. The switch to all-electric cooking for deli food prep moves the market closer to its goal of net-zero carbon emissions By Isobel Whitcomb, Ashland Climate Collaborative The Ashland Food Co-op...
Jun 20, 2024 | Electrify Ashland Now
Earlier this year, ACC board member Rick Barth had a scary experience. Rick, who has devoted years to helping Ashland residents transition away from methane (“natural” gas), discovered that one of his last remaining gas appliances, his gas water heater, was leaking...
Jun 18, 2024 | Electrify Ashland Now
Ashland Homeowners are Switching to Heat Pumps The Ashland Climate & Energy Action Plan (CEAP) was legislated in 2017. It set a goal for the city and its residents to reduce carbon emissions by 8% every year. This requires a reduction in the burning of fossil...
