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Town of Lexington
Sustainable Lexington Committee
Minutes of Meeting of July 23, 2013
A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC) was held on July 23, 2013 at
the Town Hall. A quorum of four was present.
Members Present: Mark Sandeen, Chair
Rick Reibstein, Todd Rhodes, Dan Voss
Members Absent: Rick Abrams, Sarah Wilson
Other Attendees: Toby Armstrong, Joe Pato, Sheryl Rosner, Greg Zerlow,
Devina V.
The meeting was called to order at 7:10 pm.
Review of the Better Buildings program
Review of visit to Next Step LivingÈs (NSL) facility in Boston (T. Armstrong
and D. V.)
M. Sandeen provided an update on the status of NSL Home Energy
Assessments
D. V. provided an update on changes to the SREC program à incentives are
dropping by half at the end of the year.
Commercial Program
T. Rhodes provided an update on work with NSTAR and the TownÈs
Economic Development group to promote free energy assessments for small
businesses in town. Letters are scheduled to be sent to businesses beginning
September 9, 2013.
Solar Energy Task Force
D. Voss identified that the task force is finalizing the draft of the RFP. Once it
is released, it will required about eight weeks to receive bids.
Climate Action Plan
T. Armstrong and D. V. provided a review of the spreadsheet model that
identifies the anticipated impact of different climate mitigation options on the
TownÈs carbon emissions.
Considering all current programs (Federal, State, Town) the model projects
~40% reduction in CO2 by 2030.
Other plans by cities/towns have established a goal of 0 Net CO2 emissions
by 2050.
The committee discussed additional options for improving energy efficiency.
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The meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm
Respectfully Submitted,
Todd Rhodes, Scribe
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