Energy Committee Agenda 05.21.24

May 20, 2024 Karen Hambleton Energy Committee, Minutes 0

Meeting at Town Hall – 75 West Main Street 5:00-6:00 pm

Review and approval of April Minutes

  1. Q&A Energy Tax Credits
  2. Community Power Update
    1. The Bradford Community Power information session on May 10, presented by Andrew Hatch, a consultant to the Community Power Coalition of NH, was attended by 17 people, mostly from Bradford. Jamie Hess, Chair of the New London Energy Committee also attended, as did 4 people from Sutton and Sunapee who are interested in getting their towns to adopt Community Power. Questions and concerns included what to do if you didn’t receive an opt-in letter or weren’t sure of your status with Community Power, concerns that the customer service telephone line was always busy, and how to purchase electricity with a higher percentage of renewable power.
  3. Town Hall Renovation Project – See Bradford Bridge for updates.
  4. Municipal Weatherization Status  
    1. Fire Station Update. Awaiting an anticipated rebate of $11,871.50 from NHSaves.
    1. Sandra summarized the financial investments made by the town to weatherize 4 municipal buildings. The Town received $40,619.84 from NHSaves for an investment of $101,538.10, resulting in a 40% discount.
  5. Solar Energy – Harry Wright, Chair of the Bradford Historical Society expressed an interest in determining the feasibility of installing solar panels on Town property soon to be under the control of the Historical Society.  
  6. Heat Pumps – Chief Nowell has received updated proposals from contractors for heat pumps to be installed at the Fire Station and is the process of submitting an application to NHSaves. He anticipates the installation of the heat pumps in July.
  7. New Hampshire Network Update
  8. Legislative Updates
    1. A good place to stay on top of NH legislative updates is through the https://www.newhampshirenetwork.org/NH-bills
    1. Other bills impacting energy and the environment?
  9. BEC Public Outreach
    1. The May issue of the Bradford Bridge reported that an information session on Bradford Community Power was scheduled for Friday May 10, 6:00 pm.
    1. Sandra wrote an article “Bradford Voters Embrace Energy Conservation and Efficiency for Municipal Buildings”.
  10. Proposed articles for June Bridge
  11. Other Items
  12. Conclude