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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-02-12-ECC2-min LexingtonEnergyConservationCommittee Chair:JoeMusacchia Secretary:TomGriffiths MeetingDate:September11,2013 Memberattendees:PaulChernick,RogerBorghesani,ShawnNewell,TomGriffiths,JoeMusacchia Otherattendees:BillHadley AmeetingoftheLexingtonEnergyConservationCommitteewasheldonSeptember11,2013,6:00pm to7:30pmatthePublicServicesBuilding,BedfordSt.,room221. TheAgendaandnotesforthemeetingisanticipatedare: 1)Approvalofpriormeetingminutes 2)Revisionandapprovalofideasfor{ĻƌĻĭƷƒĻƓ͸ƭannualgoals 3)UpdatefromDPF 1.TownsolarRFP: 1.Q&AsessionğƓƓƚǒƓĭĻķΓ{ĻƦƷ25th,7:00Α9:30pm. 2.RFPwillincludeanumberofsites,bothmunicipal&schoolwithsuitableroofs. 3.HadleyBuildingwillbeaprototypegeneratingperhaps220KW. 4.BycomparisoninstallationonBowmanSchoolwillgenerateperhaps80KW. 5.Ageneraldiscussiononthebelievabilityofengineeringestimatesandgotcha's incontracting. 2.widegrantsoughtforenergysavingsupgrades: 1.Municipalandschoolbuildings. 2.IncludedareDiamond,Fiske,Harrington,SchoolCentralOffice,TownOffice Bidg,CaryMunicipalBldg,PoliceStation,MainFireStation,additionalpartsof LexingtonHighSchool,others. Bridgeand 3.NotincludedareEstabrookSchoolortherecentlyretrofitted BowmanSchools. 3.Itwasnotedthatenergyusepatternsforourmunicipalandschoolbuildingsaredifficult tonormalize,becausethepictureiscomplicatedbyvariations(mostlyincreases)in buildingutilization. 1.Thiscanleadtoproblemswithcontractsthatpayenergyconservation contractorswhoundertakecapitalimprovementinbuildings,thesavingsfrom whichareintendedtoamortizethecapitalcost. 4)UpdatefromDPW 1.Streetlighting: 1.Installedinductionunitshaveprovenunsatisfactory. 2.Supportisproblematical. 3.ExperimentingwithLEDunitstoreplaceinductionunits. 1.LEDunitsareinstalledonMass.Ave.atthecorenersofMerriamStreet andClarke{ƷƩĻĻƷΓğƌƭƚinfrontoftheCraftyYankeestoreonMass. Ave. 2.LEDsmoreefficient. 3.LEDlightingtendstobeĬƌǒĻΓƓƚƷanoticeabledifferenceinsome replacements,noticeableinothers. forLEDreplacementathighschool: 2.Energyefficiencygrant 1.Grantis$70K($50KfromDOER,$20KfromNSTAR). 2.Involvesafixtureretrofit. 5)Communicationstatus 1.none 6)Ongoingprojects 1.none Thefollowingdocuments/exhibitsusedatthemeetingareattached: none