2009-04-09
Meetin2 Minutes for the Beverly Clean Ener2Y Advisory Committee. April 9. 2009.
In Attendance (committee members):
Fred Hopps (Chair), Bruce Egan, John Lappan, Robert Buchsbaum, Tom Keeley, Gaspar
Simoes (8:30) and Chris TripIer
Members of the Public: John Phalen, John Clift (7:45), and Greg Roehr, Bruce Dyas
(National Grid)
Meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m.
. First, setting up a workshop with Metropolitan Area Planning Council of
Massachusetts for a "Home Energy Saving Seminar" on
April 29th from 6:30-8:30p.m. in the library.
. June 20th, 2009 - 45 minutes. Volunteers for manning the table at the Annual Solar
Field Day was discussed. A couple of CEAC members will be available for a time on that
day.
. MAPC Transportation Forum
- Chamber of Commerce
- Town Hall format, transportation issues with tax
- Other
- development of information session with MAPC ~ consistent with BCEAC
- bike path money
- "greening" aspects ofMAPC
action item: Hopps to contact to Dale Baerl (Mary Grant' s assistant) about MAPC for a
meeting for potential meeting about activities within the town that could be coordinated
with the CEAC and MAPC
. B. Dyas from National Grid gives up update on NG's position
- incentives for increased gas efficiency (boilers)
- AFUE comparing efficiencies (thermal); Solar rebates
- Commercial side:
- new website: www.thinksmartthinkgreen.com; enter zip code ~ follow
prompts, will provide estimates of retrofit and refinishing
- every 40 def. F return to system is a 1 % increase in efficiency.
- heat "wheels" in commercial application (heat wheel: countercurrent flow,
prewarms air)
- NG worked on library (paying 70% of municipalities - savings in bill; e.g.
modern lighting - electric conservation charge like renewable energy fund)
- mass save energy - rebates through
- ISO New England, non-profit arm (keep electricity balanced across the grid)
- ISO money from RGGI, then gets funneled to NG
- New program for municipalities up to $100,000 from NG;
- interconnection protocol for clean energy added to grid must be >60kw and must
tell NG that comes on line.
- avenue for outreach - renewable
- went over the format for doing municipal building retrofits for operating
expense.
- vendors are checked before taking on proj ects
- discussion of Johnson Control, ESCO (energy service company) ~ payback
time
. Tripier discussed the Advisory Circular formats - a way of providing the Board of
Selectman and the mayor's office with updated information from the work of the CEAC.
action point: Chris will generate the an advisory circular template to be vetted by the
committee for form and utility - then, production of first circular will be generated.
. John Clift requested that Bruce Dyas address a recent article in the New York Times
comparing conventional costs of energy vs. costs of clearn energy alternatives.
. meeting concluded with a re-emphasis on the action points discussed in the meeting.
Meeting adjourned 8:45p.m.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the BCEAC (acting Recording Secretary), Chris
Tripier