Energy Team

Your Chester Energy Team is here to help you make informed decisions for both your home and business energy use.

If you have questions about ways to conserve energy and lower costs – check out Home Energy Solutions.

Click here for information on C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy).

Who We Are

The Chester Energy Team is a volunteer group of Chester residents (Rick Holloway, Chairman; Sandy Prisloe; Peter Harding, Ed Meehan and Pat Woomer) appointed by the Selectmen to assist town government, residents and businesses by offering information on available energy-saving innovations and programs.

Since the team was formed by the Chester Conservation Commission and endorsed by the Selectmen in 2009, we have:

• Written the Chester Energy Plan
• Consolidated Chester’s position as a Connecticut Clean Energy Community, providing access to state and federal grants and committing the Town to reducing its energy use. This enabled the recent installation of a photovoltaic system at the Chester Elementary School, providing educational opportunities to the students and energy savings to the Town.
• Conducted energy audits of municipal buildings and recommended energy-saving programs and installed energy-saving devices.
• Completed a townwide streetlight survey to identify ways to reduce streetlighting costs to the Town and made recommendations for future options to reduce energy costs even more.
• Operated a CT Solar Challenge, resulting in 20 new photovoltaic and thermal installations. Participation in this program earned the Town a free photovoltaic solar system installed at Town Hall.