Ready For 100 - Montgomery County

Welcome to Ready for 100 Montco

Are you interested in promoting renewable energy in your community or just curious? 

Objectives & Approach

Objectives

We are Montgomery County: a diverse and splendid mix of historical, agricultural, and entrepreneurial communities. We value nature and protect open spaces. We value innovation and cultural creativity. Montgomery County has townships, borough and home rule municipalities, each with its own challenges and opportunities in the transition to 100% renewable energy. Montco Is Ready

The objectives of the Montgomery County's Ready For 100% [Clean Renewable Energy] team are to support Montgomery County townships and boroughs to:

  • Adopt and commit to energy emissions reduction targets

    • To transition to 100% renewable electricity by January 2035; 
    • To achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions in all remaining sectors which currently use fossil fuels (transportation, buildings and other stationary applications) by January 2050.  
    • This represents an increase and an acceleration of the Connections 2040: Plan for Greater Philadelphia.
    • Many towns have adopted a renewable energy resolution, each crafted in their own language.
       
  • Establish policies and programs to modernize local infrastructure for the transition to 100% renewable energy and thereby build a sustainable energy system and sustainable economy.
     
  • Establish policies and programs to ensure universal access to clean energy for moderate and low income families.

Our Approach

  • Start the conversation about making a pledge and making a plan to achieve 100% clean renewables with our local elected officialsIkea in Conshohocken
  • Coordinate with our early adopters and energy champions - civic groups, health and educational institutions, businesses and residences that recognize the responsibility and the achievability of 100% Renewables

  • Organize listening and feedback sessions with the public and elected officials to create an energy vision for the new Montgomery County Comprehensive Plan. Here's some material from the County: RENEWABLE ENERGY: A SERIES ON ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES 

  • Build the momentum - one township's pledge leads to a regional planning which leads to a county-wide goal


Meet us at an upcoming event!

Please join us at our monthly volunteer meeting, or at an upcoming event. 

Let's Get Started

The Montgomery County is Ready For 100% Clean Renewable Energy team has volunteers working on approaching their townships and boroughs to pledge their support for clean and renewable energy. Here’s what we do:

Bryn Mawr House - Open Sky Energy

  • Township Research - identify opportunities, challenges, contacts in each township
  • Communications and education
  • Events - organize and collaborate on outreach events for the campaign and in the community
  • Technical Advisors - research and summarize real and future solutions

 

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Local Contacts

Several townships have passed a resolution committing them to a clean energy goal. See our list below. If you live in one of these towns, find out more from the contact below. Don't see your town? Contact Bill Sabey.  

Town Ready for 100 Contact Resolution date
Abington Cakky Braun-Evans cakkyb@msn.com 6/13/2019
Ambler Nancy Roecker Coates nrcoates1@gmail.com 3/19/2019
Bridgeport Bill Sabey billzmail-eab@yahoo.com 11/3/2018
Cheltenham Greta Bunin greta.bunin@gmail.com 3/20/2019
Conshohocken, 129th in US Richard Kosich rfk68@verizon.net 6/19/2019
Hatboro, 168th in US Kelly O'Harrah kellyaharrah@gmail.com 10/19/2020
Lansdale Bill Sabey billzmail-eab@yahoo.com  
Lower Gwynedd Rea Mona r_monaghan@outlook.com 6/28/2022
Lower Merion Nancy Winkler nwinkler@anthwyn.org 5/19/2021
Montgomery  Beth Staab staab.family@verizon.net 5/10/2021
Narberth Jesse Lytle jessehlytle@gmail.com 4/17/2019
Norristown Rashaad Bates rashaadbates@protonmail.com 4/2/2019
Plymouth Bill Sabey billzmail-eab@yahoo.com 4/8/2019
Springfield Joy Bergey joybergey@gmail.com 1/9/2019
Upper Dublin Melissa Laffen mjlaffen@gmail.com 12/14/2021
Upper Merion, 134th in US Zach Davis zpdavis93@gmail.com 8/15/2019
West Norriton Richard Cole rcole6398@me.com 4/14/2020
Whitemarsh  Deb Shreero jshreero@comcast.net 3/14/2019
Whitpain Sue Royer royersofbb@gmail.com 2/15/2022

Climate Reality Leaders

Need to convince your group that we must act on climate? Four of our members are available to present the Climate Reality slides developed by Al Gore. They’ve even customized their presentation to our region. If this is of interest, please contact one of these people:

Jesse Lytle Narberth jessehlytle@gmail.com
Rick Tolin Lower Merion rtolin@comcast.net
Jen Pavao Lower Merion jenhpavao@gmail.com
Meenal Raval Philadelphia meenal.raval@gmail.com
Bill Sabey Plymouth Meeting bill.sabey@yahoo.com

 


Join us!

To join our team email list for posts and meeting announcements, learn about our next meeting or if you have questions,  

Complete this Volunteer Interest form..

Over the years, we've made presentations, appeared in local media coverage and advocated for local solar.  

 

Page last updated: March 12, 2022

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