2009-02-26
Meetin2 Minutes for the Beverly Clean Ener2Y Advisory Committee. February 26.
2009.
In Attendance (committee members):
Fred Hopps (Chair), Bruce Egan, John Lappan, Robert Buchsbaum, and Chris TripIer
Members of the Public: Laura Knight, John Clift, and Greg Roehr
Meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m.
. Fred Hopps presented his powerpoint to the committee that was previously shown to
the Board of Selectmen.
Discussions ensued during this presentation:
- the work ofEnerNOC (http://www.enernoc.com/index.php)
- Transition town with feedback from Laura Knight
(http://www.transitiontowns. org/)
- Green communities and the Green Communities Act of Massachusetts
(http://www.mass. gov/legis/house/ht043 65 summary. pdt)
- questions about Fred's talk were also discussed (e.g. RE/ AE: renewable
energy/alternative energy
& RGGI: regional greenhouse gas initiative
(http://www.rggi.org/home )
. Bruce Egan provided a synopsis of the BCEAC meeting with the Mayor Scanlon on
Feb. lih.
- discussion of wind power siting in the town of Beverly
- discussion for a regularly scheduled meeting with the mayor
- packaging the proposal for wind power
. A search for consensus for activities/energies that could be undertaken as a group.
- looking at the wind turbine placement at the Solar Now/high school site.
* work within the height restriction present (set by F AAO
* any proposal will have to included added costs for inverters for the new
turbine
* refurbished 150kW turbine, is this an option?
Meeting adjourned 8:45p.m.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the BCEAC Secretary, Chris TripIer