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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - AEC - 09/12/2016 Meeting Minutes Alternative Energy Committee Town Hall Basement Conference Room, 7:30 p.m., 9/12/2016 AEC Attendees Mary Jo Larson, Chair Patricia Gooding Marie Caristi Steve Girard i Other Attendees Bob Silvia (Fire Dept) Meeting Minutes Meeting Minutes for August 2016 were not yet approved/posted. Green Communities Activities 1. Green Community Year 1 Grant Implementations: Completed With an initial grant of $141, 460, estimated savings for the work below is 2.5% of Town's annual energy consumption ■ Exterior lighting upgrade at Cohasset Middle/High School ■ Exterior lighting upgrade at Osgood Elementary School ■ Exterior lighting upgrade at Deer Hill Elementary School ■ Exterior lighting upgrade at Cohasset DPW Facility 2. Green Community Year 2 Grant Application (Brian Joyce +2 from AEC) 3. MassEnergylnsight (MEI) Log-in Rights Completed: Seth Pickering (DOER) for log-in rights (view only). List includes School Department, Fire Chief Silvia, Mary Snow, AP/AR/Finance employees and other Department Heads. 3. MassEnergylnsight (Brian Joyce, Patricia Gooding): Mary Snow need "read/write" access to upload MEI data. Interns will assist with inputs. Mary Snow to work with Pat Gooding on transitioning the diesel and gas consumption and cost data uploads to MEI. Town more than one year behind in uploads. 4. Municipal Energy Technical Assistance Grant (Patricia Gooding, Marie Caristi): Cohasset will apply for the 2017 grant, which provides up to $12,500/yr for a technical assistant to assist the Town with: • MassEnergylnsight data system uploads • Green Community Grant Applications • Energy Conservation Measure implementations • Commodity Contract Negotiation and Review • Demand Response Program Enrollment • Others? • Warrant Article: Emergency Services for Buildings with Solar Energy Systems (Mary Jo Larson, Bob Silvia): 1. The proposed ByLaw establishes safety standards for commercial and residential solar energy systems based upon latest NEC and NFPA code. 2. Fire Chief Silvia is now working with TM to determine appropriate next steps. • Electric Vehicle and Charging Station Initiative(Brian Joyce, Mary Jo Larson) 1. The MA Electric Vehicle Incentive Program has awarded the Town of Cohasset $33,000 to lease three (3) electric vehicles and install Level 2 dual head charging stations. • Vehicles will be assigned to Public Safety (Fire and Police Department), Elder Affairs and the School/Other Municipal employees. Lease payjents of $60- 100/month offset by gas reimbursements and maintenance costs for existing vehicles. Charging stations to be located at the Fire and Police Department, Mainl Library (or elder affairs) and behind Town Hall. (2-headed) 2. Town has issued request for bids for Nissan Leaf or equivalent (due Oct 10). Town will have 10 days to decide • Virtual Net Metering Credit Option —with Soltage LLC(chirs Senior, Steve Girardi) 1. Soltage is seeking "off-takers" for a VNMC agreement, similar to what Town was originally planning with Solar City, for a new PV Array that is currently being constructed in East Bridgewater, Randolph and Plainsville MA. 2. Sample contract forwarded to Chris Senior. Mark Miller stated following terms: • 20% net savings • No escalation • 20 year term • 2 5 year options for renewal • fully loaded- includes both transmission and supply 2. Marc Miller sent Chris Soltage's contract and project status/timeline. Town Manager will compare the offer to Solar City's contract and should be able to respond quickly. • Status of Old Landfill PV Array Development (Brian Joyce & Chris Senior): 1. The three-parcel merger into one Lot has been filed with the Registry of Deeds, and the closure Permit application has been accepted. 2. National Grid has fully executed the Interconnect Service Agreement. 3. Scheduled to go before Planning Board on October 5. DPW now requesting above ground electrical lines due to operations along the landfills access road. One issue settles will submit the Post-Closure Use application for DEP. • Streetlight Procurement and Conversion (Brian Joyce, Chris Senior, Steve Girardi) I. National Grid's Purchase and Sale Agreement includes $13,000+ for all 500+ streetlights and grants the Town a credit for the eighty eight inoperative streetlights. 2. Chris Senior to contact National Grid to clarify (1) credit for the off-line streetlights and (2) when the inoperative streetlight repairs will be complete. • DOERR Grant for Municipal Streetlights, due in Sept 2016 1. DOERR has a LOI indicating Town's interest in grant for LED retrofilt and controls installation Other Energy Conservation Initiatives 1. Energy Audit of Water Distribution and Treatment Plant, Pumping Stations. (Brian Joyce): National Grid (Michael Skinner) has hired J.K Muir to conduct the energy audit (no cost to Town). Report due from Michael Skinner. 2. Demand Response Enrollment (Brian Joyce, Chris Senior, Steve Girardi 2.) Steve to contact Tanya Bodell for an estimate of potential value to Town (AEC presentation?) 3. Microgrid Feasibility Study (Stephen Girardi): MA Clean Energy Center has pre- qualified engineering firms for the feasibility study. One firm has already responded back with proposed scope of work. Now waiting for official release of RFP. (September?) 4. CCSCR Partnership (Shaun Selha): National Grid project in two phases: (1) Initial site visit, audit and ECM's implementation proposal from Rise Engineering. (2) The second phase will be for renewable energy projects. AEC may use Green Community Grant Funds for the implementation of the ECM's or other projects.Report Due from Michael Skinner • MISCELLANEOUS OTHER BUSINESS 1. Appreciation to Josiah Stevenson, President of the Boston Society of Architects, for agreeing to represent AEC on the Town Planning Board's "Master Plan" initiative. 2. The AEC Chair and Vice Chair to meet regularly with Chris Senior, Brian Joyce and staff to review Town projects currently scheduled and plan for future Green Community Grants. Next AEC meeting: October 17 PHASE 2: POTENTIAL GREEN COMMUNITY GRANT INITIATIVES (Grant application due Feb 10, 2017) We would like a National Grid TA to conduct a more detailed energy audit on the ECM's below that we identified as part of our energy reduction plan. The original TA report did not really address much on the HVAC or thermal side of the equation in terms of natural gas savings. We plan to refine these cost and savings numbers for our 2017 Green Communities Grant application. Middle-High School HVAC Controls Upgrade • Unoccupied Boiler Hot Water Temperature Setpoint Reset Implementation • Unoccupied Space Temperature Setpoint Reset Implementation • Boiler Combustion Controls System Tuning • Demand Controlled Ventilation System Implementation • • Middle-High School Lighting Controls Upgrade • Occupancy Sensor Installation • Photocell ("Daylight") Controllers • • Middle-High School Building Shell/Envelope Improvements • Installation of Door/Window/Hatch/Skylight Weatherstripping • Installation of Sealant Around Door/Window Frame Gaps • Installation of Sealant Around Duct/Pipe Penetrations • • Osgood Elementary School HVAC Controls Upgrade • Unoccupied Boiler Hot Water Temperature Setpoint Reset Implementation • Unoccupied Space Temperature Setpoint Reset Implementation • Boiler Combustion Controls System Tuning • Demand Controlled Ventilation System Implementation • • Osgood Elementary School Lighting Controls Upgrade • Occupancy Sensor Installation • Photocell ("Daylight") Controllers • • Osgood Elementary School Building Shell/Envelope Improvements • Installation of Door/Window/Hatch/Skylight Weatherstripping • Installation of Sealant Around Door/Window Frame Gaps • Installation of Sealant Around Duct/Pipe Penetrations • • Deer Hill Elementary School HVAC Controls Upgrade • Unoccupied Boiler Hot Water Temperature Setpoint Reset Implementation • Unoccupied Space Temperature Setpoint Reset Implementation • Boiler Combustion Controls System Tuning • Demand Controlled Ventilation System Implementation • • Deer Hill Elementary School Lighting Controls Upgrade • Occupancy Sensor Installation • Photocell ("Daylight") Controllers • Deer Hill Elementary School Building Shell/Envelope Improvements • Installation of Door/Window/Hatch/Skylight Weatherstripping • Installation of Sealant Around Door/Window Frame Gaps • Installation of Sealant Around Duct/Pipe Penetrations • • Teen Center Interior/Exterior Lighting Retrofit • Conversion to LED wall-packs and cobrahead fixtures. • • Police-Fire Station HVAC Controls Upgrade • Unoccupied Boiler Hot Water Temperature Setpoint Reset Implementation • Unoccupied Space Temperature Setpoint Reset Implementation • Boiler Combustion Controls System Tuning • Demand Controlled Ventilation System Implementation • • Police-Fire Station Building Shell/Envelope Improvements • Installation of Door/Window/Hatch/Skylight Weatherstripping • Installation of Sealant Around Door/Window Frame Gaps • Installation of Sealant Around Duct/Pipe Penetrations • Police-Fire Station Variable Frequency Drive Installation • Police-Fire Station Premium Efficiency Motor Installation