The townships of East Bradford, East Goshen, West Goshen, Westtown, West Whiteland, and the West Chester Borough are collaborating to study the pathways for utilization of 100% clean, renewable energy for community-wide electricity by 2035 and heat and transportation by 2050.
Given the continued business and residential growth in the West Chester Area it is critical to explore options to grow in a sustainable manner. Transitioning to 100% renewable energy would decrease the community’s greenhouse gas emissions while providing additional local benefits including improved air quality and public health, job creation and local economic growth.
In 2019, the six participating municipalities collectively hired The Cadmus Group to complete a study on the feasibility, costs, and opportunities of this transition, and to create a long-term, actionable roadmap for realizing the community's goals.
On July 11, 2019, the participating municipalities held a community visioning workshop for the West Chester Area energy transition planning process.
Materials from the kickoff meeting are provided below.