Town of Littleton Committees

Energy Conservation Committee Minutes Mar 21, 2012

LITTLETON ENERGY CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
MEETING ON 21 MARCH 2012

Attendees: Ron Bolt, Tony Ilacqua, Rodney Edwards, Interim Town Manager Fred Moody, Highway Department Supervisor Ed Parker, and Arwen Mitton

Administrative Matters

The minutes of the 22 February 2012 meeting were approved with one addition.

Tony Ilacqua was elected Chairman and Ron Bolt will serve as Secretary.

The proposed membership of the committee is:

Voting Members: Tony Ilacqua
Ron Bolt
Rodney Edwards
Ed Parker
Jan Edick
Arwen Mitton
Jim Sherrard (Alternate)
Mary Edick (Alternate)

Non-voting Member: Fred Moody

The committee would like to expand membership to include participation by the Budget Committee, Library Trustees, Conservation Commission, and Littleton Water and Light. Fred Moody will approach the Budget Committee and Conservation Committee. The Board of Selectmen will be asked to contact Littleton Water and Light.

Mission Statement

The draft committee mission statement was discussed and will be amended to include the additional goal of reducing reliance on fossil fuels. The proposed mission statement and membership will be presented for discussion at the Board of Selectman’s meeting on 9 April.

Immediate Goals

1. Revitalize the energy savings plan for the Highway Department garage in time to develop a warrant article for the 2013 Town Meeting.

2. Research various approaches to energy savings at the complex of town public safety buildings located on West Main Street.

Review of Information Gathering Tours

 Danville, VT, School District, March 6th, wood chip system was expensive ($1.1M) but is very efficient and quiet. It runs at about 1/3rd the cost of oil and produces only a very small amount of ash residue (which is reusable). The system was obtained from a Canadian firm and is computerized with remote control.
 Town of Monroe, March 7th, wood pellet system cost $21K and is used to heat one-half of the Town Hall building. It is low maintenance with virtually no pollution.
 White Mountain School, March 14th, wood pellet costs about $4,100/year compared to the $20K/year that they were paying for oil. The system has three small stoves and the initial cost was about $120K.

Other Items:

- A second tour of the White Mountain School will be arranged to allow others to observe their system
- A tour of the Lisbon Highway Department garage remains to be scheduled
- Attendance at the 4th Annual Local Energy Solutions Conference on 31 March was encouraged
- A decision was made to replace light bulbs at the Opera House/Town Building (venue and common areas) with more energy efficient bulbs as they burn out.
- The ECC still has about $1,000 available for worthwhile purposes
- Rodney Edwards suggest using the expanded CTC/Broadcast TV capability to disseminate information about energy efficiency
- Ron Bolt will maintain records on energy (fuel & electric) usage by town facilities on information provided by Town staff

Next meeting: Wednesday, April 18th, 9 AM, Highway Garage

Ron Bolt, Secretary

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