Supporting Local Energy Committees in their Efforts to Save Energy Costs

1
Local Energy Committee Working Group

• Supporting Local Energy Committees in their
  Efforts to Save Energy Costs

2

• What were going to cover tonight
• Landscape of Local Energy Committees (LECs) in
  NH
• The LEC Working Group
• Upcoming Resources and Tools for LECs
• TOWN Municipal Inventory
• Developing a Roadmap for Your Community (Next
  Steps)

3

• Town Meeting Results
• More than 300 volunteers involved
• 164 towns passed the resolution
• Over 90 Committees in NH

4

• LEC Working Group
• Providing Guidance for NH LECs
• About 18 members nonprofits, energy
  consultants, federal/state/regional agencies
• Different organizations have a variety of
  projects
• Meet monthly to encourage communications and
  coordination
• Develop and coordinate LEC Resources Tools

5

• 2009 -- Whats on the Horizon for LECs?
• LEC Handbook 2 Release June 2009
• HB189 enabling legislation
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Fund
• EE and Conservation Block Grants (Stimulus)
• Climate Change Task Force Recommendations
• Statewide 1 day conference June 20th in
  Concord. Save the date!

6
TOWN Baseline Report
INSERT PICTURE OF TOWN

• Town Overview
• Analysis by Sector
• Building Performance
• Recommendations
• Next Steps, Resources, Methods

7
Quick Chemistry Lesson

• BTU (British Thermal Unit)
• Energy needed to raise 1 pound of water 1 degree
  Fahrenheit.
• (Kind of like a calorie except in the English
  system)

8
TOWN Municipal Sectors
Energy Use (MMBTU)

• Buildings Enter No MMBtu
• Fleet Enter No MMBtu
• Street Lights Enter No MMBtu

Energy Cost ()

• Buildings Enter No
• Fleet Enter No Street Lights Enter No

9
TOWN Municipal Buildings
Energy Use (MMBTU)
Energy Cost ()
10
Energy Intensity Site and Source

• Site energy consumed by a building, measured by
  electric and gas meters, divided by square
  footage. 
• Source fuels consumed and lost in energy
  generation, storage, transmission, and
  distribution.  

11
TOWN Building Energy Intensity Comparison
12
What we spend as a town on our energy operating
costs

• Buildings Enter No
• Vehicle Fleet Enter No
• Streetlights Enter No

TOTAL Enter No
13
If we reduced what we spent on municipal energy
by 30 on other items, we could afford to

• Provide Medicaid to 5 residents in our town
• Hire a part time teacher for our school
• Pay for ½ a new school
• Feed 4 families for a year
• Provide housing for one family for a year
• Plant 144,000 trees
• Brew 1,497 gallons of homemade beer

14
TOWN Recommendations

• Further fuel costs analysis.
• Invest in building upgrades, then in vehicle
  fleet.
• Depot Station best opportunity for energy
  savings.
• Town Hall (largest energy user) second
  opportunity for energy savings.
• Tour Depot Station, Town Hall, Library,
  Recycling/ Transfer Station with certified
  buildings auditor.
• LED streetlights and streetlight use conservation.

15
Funding Energy Savings

• Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
• Federal Stimulus for Energy Reduction
• Municipal Planning/Budgeting
• Stay Tuned

16
General Guidance on Municipal Energy Savings

• Review of town policies for inconsistencies with
  goal to reduce energy use.
• Behavioral change program.
• Green product purchasing policy.
• Vehicle fuel conservation options analysis of
  routes, usage and fuel type anti-idling policy.
  
• Alternative energy systems and payback Combined
  Heat and Power unit, biomass heating system or
  geothermal heat pump.
• Recycling and composting.

17
Next Steps

• Support/reinforce Local Energy Committee
• Present Information to All Decision-Makers and
  Community Groups
• Prioritize Municipal Recommendations and create
  Action Plan
• Integrate Recommendations into Existing Plans,
  Policies and Ordinances
• Upcoming Events June 20

18
www.cleanair-coolplanet.org Christa
KoehlerManager, State and Local Government
Program 603. 422-6464 ckoehler_at_cleanair-coolplane
t.org