Clean Energy Mini Fair!
2026-09-15 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | NARA Park Upper Parking Lot, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, 01820, United States
It’s ELECTRIC! EVs, Smart Thermostats, Home Insulation, and MORE!
Join us for a re-imagining of our postponed EV Petting Zoo! Yes, we will still have electric vehicles, but the Sustainability Office will also bring in the Eversource Energy Efficiency Experience. Find out about all the actions you can take to make your home more energy efficient, from affordable low maintenance EVs (no more gas pumps!) and money-saving home insulation to “connected solutions” such as smart thermostats that help keep down costs during severe heat. Plus, learn about the appliances that create healthier indoor and outdoor environments, such as induction stoves and electric leaf blowers. Information will be available on all the Massachusetts and Mass Save rebates for the new technology. Make your driving a zero emissions, high performance, and more affordable experience! Address the energy leaks in your living space, introduce more efficient heating and cooling, and reduce emissions.
Are you an EV driver? Please register or just drop by to share your experience! Are you thinking about an EV? Please come and chat with us. EV drivers LOVE to share the INs and OUTs of their cars. We hope to have a good variety of vehicles—passenger models from Ford, Toyota, Chevrolet, Subaru, Kia, Hyundai, and more, plus electric vehicles purchased by the Town of Acton.
Snacks and beverages will be provided.
Register HERE.
Resources will also be available addressing the following topics.
Home Heating, Cooling, and Energy Resources

Acton’s FREE Clean Energy Coach Program
Services offered through Acton’s Community First Partnership with Mass Save
Incentives Spreadsheet for Massachusetts (including Mor-EV, Mass Save, EV Charging equipment rebates and managed charging savings, and solar savings)
Introduction to Heat Pumps
Options for Solar Energy

Electric Vehicle Resources

2026 EV pricing
Massachusetts incentives for new and used EVs
Increasing range of electric vehicles
Battery updates
Cost and incentives for home charging
Maintenance savings
Vehicle handling
Look for special tips about the growing used EV market and other helpful organizations such as the Drive Green program.

One Michigan car aficionado and EV driver, Jamie Racklyeft, wrote earlier this year, “I’m on my fourth EV now and I’m not going back: A 2025 international survey of 27,000+ EV drivers found 93% would choose another battery-electric EV, while only 1% would return to gas or diesel. . . So yes, 2026 may feel quieter than the hype years. But quieter isn’t weaker. It’s steadier. And steadiness is how lasting change actually takes hold.”
Thank you so much for your interest and expertise!
EnergizeActon.org is a joint effort of the Acton Climate Coalition and the Town of Acton Sustainability Office. Interested in lending a skill? Contact us at info@energizeacton.org. We meet the 1st Wednesday of each month.

Biosphere Book Club Sept. '26: WILD DARK SHORE
2026-09-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Address shared upon registration, Strawberry Hill Rd, Acton, MA
Biosphere Book Club – Wild Dark Shore
reflecting on climate vis-à-vis the health of human and environmental communities

“Wild Dark Shore is a thrilling page-turner, but all the action and suspense disguise something deeper: a beautiful meditation on love, loss and resilience in the face of climate change.”
―NPR
“[A] terrific thriller…McConaghy keeps readers guessing…McConaghy writes about both nature and human frailty with eloquent generosity. Readers won’t want to leave behind the imagined world of pain and beauty that McConaghy has conjured.”
―Kirkus (starred review)
Register HERE.
For the September session, we are choosing a work of fiction, Wild Dark Shore, by Charlotte McConaghy. McConaghy is an Australian writer who has written two other acclaimed novels, Migrations (where Arctic Tern migration is a theme) and Once There Were Wolves (a mystery set in Scotland where a biologist reintroduces wolves in a rewilding commitment). Her latest work is set on an island in the Antarctic Sea, where a family of caretakers watches over a seed bank after all the scientists are recalled due to storm damage to their research base.
Initially, there was a bit of reluctance to choose this title, because grief is such a big element in the story. In our contemporary world, shouldn’t a book club give us a break from all the dismay?! However, besides winning many awards, this book has been highly recommended by family and friends. Perhaps learning to lament is also tied to celebrating the amazing wonder of both human life and the natural world. So together we will take on the tough elements of grief and danger while uncovering the beauty and the caring.
For the September session, facilitator Karen again invites you to an in-person meal version of the Biosphere Book Club. We might start with a hot cider outside, but most of the meeting will be inside over a simple meal. The address will be sent when you register. As always, it’s great when you can read the book. (We are requesting that the Acton Memorial Library hold copies for us.) But we understand that life is crazy so, if you do not have the chance to tackle the text, please join us anyhow. A guide with key quotes will be sent out the weekend before we meet.

Register HERE.
Wild Dark Shore is a New York Times best-selling book that has been nominated for multiple awards, including the following.

Winner of the Indie Book Awards: Book Of The Year 2026
Fiction Category Winner, Indie Book Awards 2026
Winner, Book Of The Month ‘Lolly’ Award for Book Of The Year 2025
Shortlisted for The Edgar Award 2026
Shortlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize 2026
Shortlisted for the Audie Awards: Audiobook Of The Year 2026

The Biosphere Book Club is an endeavor of EnergizeActon.org. EnergizeActon.org is a joint effort of the Acton Climate Coalition and the Town of Acton Sustainability Office. Interested in lending a skill? Contact us at Info@energizeacton.org. We meet the 1st Wednesday of each month.
