Jeff Cantara

Background

About Jeff Cantara

I’m a sustainability consultant and advocate for appropriate technology and decentralization at both the macro and micro scale. I study the way energy moves through systems and I develop ways to capture both financial and societal value from that flow. I’ve had a front-row seat during the explosion of both local food production and renewable energy expansion in New England. My training as a terrestrial ecologist and spatial analyst allows me to discern patterns and to identify strengths and weaknesses within these systems. I build resilience in the sustainable agriculture and distributed energy marketplaces in Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire. As a PV designer and agricultural advisor, I work with ReVision Energy, a Certified B Corp, to bring clean energy to farms on the NH Seacoast through my program, the Seacoast Solar Harvest Initiative. I also work on the residential and light-commercial scale to foster whole house/whole business energy solutions ranging from passive solar design and intensive organic food production to 99kW and under grid-tied PV arrays. I’m always looking for new and meaningful ways to bring my background in ecology, sustainable agriculture and renewable energy together. Please feel free to contact me at any time for a beer and conversation!