Commission hears community solar, compost and Green Homes Incentive updates

Mar 18, 2026

Staff reported a 16‑subscription increase in community solar, a recent compost drop‑off month of 4,800 pounds (up from 1,200 in month one), and that the Green Homes Incentive Program has seven applications with $15,700 reserved and $34,300 remaining. Staff will contact MC2 Energy about outreach in April.

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Sustainability Coordinator Lucy Mellen gave program updates to the Environmental and Energy Commission on March 18, reporting a modest increase in community solar participation and strong early use of the village compost drop‑off site. "Since last year there has been an increase of 16 subscriptions," Mellen said, and she noted that the Village will reach out to MC2 Energy in April to discuss capacity and possible resident postcards, though staff flagged recent scams using the Village logo as a reason to delay mass mailings for now.

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