Roche's presentation will have a particular emphasis on how Winchester’s electricity supply program, WinPower, aligns with and accelerates progress towards the State’s climate goals. Most residential and small business users in Winchester receive their electricity supply from WinPower, which provides 88% renewable electricity by default - substantially more renewables than the State minimum. Patrick will provide an overview of the WinPower program, and explore its sources of power as well as how its renewable energy is tracked and verified. Patrick will also zoom out to provide context for renewables on the broader New England electricity grid, the decarbonization and renewable energy targets of the five states, and major challenges to and opportunities for reaching those targets.
Patrick Roche is the Director of Innovation for Good Energy, which manages Winchester’s WinPower program, along with similar electricity aggregation programs for over 70 other cities and towns in Massachusetts. Also known as community electricity, aggregation empowers local governments to create new electricity options for their entire community, providing the benefits of large scale power procurement to residents and small businesses. At Good Energy, Patrick oversees renewable energy strategies, focusing on leveraging municipal aggregation programs to expand clean energy on our New England grid while maintaining competitive prices for consumers. Prior to joining Good Energy in 2019, Patrick served as the Assistant Director of Clean Energy at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council in Boston. He received his bachelors of arts in Environmental Policy from Colby College.
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
November 22nd- Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good Computers?
On November 22nd Walter Hubbard, President of PC QuickHelp, will talk about Why Bad Things Happen to Good Computers. Perhaps this has happened to you? Your computer is running fine and then: Wham! Maybe a software problem, or a printer problem, or worse yet, you’ve been hacked!! PC or Mac – makes no difference. Stuff happens! Walter Hubbard has been in the computer business for thirty years solving these very issues. He will discuss some simple and not-so-simple solutions. The most important to you is to prevent the hacking. Every week, he sees people being hacked out of thousands of dollars. He will tell you how to protect yourself by protecting your computer, your passwords, and your life savings. Join us in this very informative session that everyone can use.
Walter Hubbard founded PC QuickHelp in 1996 after recognizing that small businesses and homes need quick computer service to solve everyday problems. Walter has been helping users with computers since 1969. He has worked as a design engineer and a field engineer for General Electric Turbine Systems and as a program manager for Data General. In 1963 at the age of twelve, Walter’s Science Fair project was a Solar PhotoVoltaic cell powering a motor. Ever since, he has been enthralled with energy production earning a BSME at University of Rhode Island in power engineering. Upon graduating, he designed components of nuclear power plants for Stone and Webster and then later designing, installing, and troubleshooting steam turbine generators for General Electric in nuclear and fossil power plants. In the late 70s he was a formative part of several volunteer alternative energy groups. In 1982, Walter earned his MBA at the University of Michigan emphasizing Solar PhotoVoltaic Engineering and Energy Economics. Since then, Walter has been a financial and engineering consultant to the waste to energy industry, and more recently a computer consultant to small businesses and individuals. Walter practices what he preaches by driving an electric vehicle and heating and cooling with heat pumps powered in part by solar panels and a Powerwall battery at his home. Walter has been involved in several volunteer boards including Winchester Finance Committee, Winchester Town Meeting, Winchester Youth Lacrosse, and more recently on the board for the Winchester Chamber of Commerce. Walter is a certified Professional Engineer and a Certified Microsoft Professional.
Walter Hubbard founded PC QuickHelp in 1996 after recognizing that small businesses and homes need quick computer service to solve everyday problems. Walter has been helping users with computers since 1969. He has worked as a design engineer and a field engineer for General Electric Turbine Systems and as a program manager for Data General. In 1963 at the age of twelve, Walter’s Science Fair project was a Solar PhotoVoltaic cell powering a motor. Ever since, he has been enthralled with energy production earning a BSME at University of Rhode Island in power engineering. Upon graduating, he designed components of nuclear power plants for Stone and Webster and then later designing, installing, and troubleshooting steam turbine generators for General Electric in nuclear and fossil power plants. In the late 70s he was a formative part of several volunteer alternative energy groups. In 1982, Walter earned his MBA at the University of Michigan emphasizing Solar PhotoVoltaic Engineering and Energy Economics. Since then, Walter has been a financial and engineering consultant to the waste to energy industry, and more recently a computer consultant to small businesses and individuals. Walter practices what he preaches by driving an electric vehicle and heating and cooling with heat pumps powered in part by solar panels and a Powerwall battery at his home. Walter has been involved in several volunteer boards including Winchester Finance Committee, Winchester Town Meeting, Winchester Youth Lacrosse, and more recently on the board for the Winchester Chamber of Commerce. Walter is a certified Professional Engineer and a Certified Microsoft Professional.
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