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Home My WebLink About2013-03-13-ECC2-min LexingtonEnergyConservationCommittee Chair:JoeMusacchia Secretary:TomGriffiths MeetingDate:March13,2013 Memberattendees:PaulChernick,ShawnNewell,TomGriffiths,JoeMusacchia Otherattendees:BillHadley AmeetingoftheLexingtonEnergyConservationCommitteewasheldonMarch13,2013,6:00pmto 7:30pmatthePublicServicesBuilding,BedfordSt.,room221. TheAgendaandnotesforthemeetingare: 1)Approvalofpriormeetingminutes 2)UpdatefromDPF 1.AppliedforDOERsolargrant 3)UpdatefromDPW 1.BiomassRFPcommentshavebeenreceived 2.$120Ksavingsfromstreetlightingupdatestodate 4)Communicationstatus 1.none 5)Ongoingprojects 1.none Meetingmovedto1stfloorconferenceroom,becauseofconflictschedulingroom221. Meetingconvenedat6:09pmwiththefollowingmemberspresent:JoeMusacchia,Chair;TomGriffiths, minutestaker,thismeeting;PaulChernick;andShawnNewell.BillHadleyrepresentedtheDPW. TomhandedthosepresentacopyofachartintheMarch11March17,2013BloombergBusinessweek thatcomparesthecostofenergyfromvarioussources. ShortdiscussionoftheanaerobicdigesterRFP.Bill:Questionsbasedonexecutivesessionmeetingsof variouscommitteeswiththeTownManagerwillbeincludedintheRFP. Bill:174streetlightsareoutinthetown,ofwhich88areinductionunits.Someproblemswithdimming. Upgradedstreetlightshavesaved$120,000inelectricalcosts,butatthecostofmanyheadaches. Shawn:Lexingtondidnotreceiverequested$4,600GreenCommunitiesgranttosupportCadmusRFP generationfortheinstallationofsolarpanelsontownproperty.Nonetheless,planningtoissueanRFP forDPWsolarpanelprojectas1stphaseofmorewiderangingpaneluse.Willrequestagranttostudy schoollighting,startingwithLHS,thatincludestheeffectsofNSTARrebates. Shawn:Althoughourfiveyeardeadlineforsaving20%onenergycostsisfastapproaching,wearenot makingthe20%.Thetownisinthefinalstagesofhiringareplacementforthepersonwhotracked townenergyusage.Twentypercentgoalshouldbeachievablewiththeimplementationofsolarpanel projects. Shawn:RetrocommissioningofCaryLibraryfoundsomeshortcomings,includingroomswithoutheat andminorproblemswithradiantheat.Reasonablymanageable.Remediationwillincludethe installationofelectricbaseboardheatintheheatlessrooms. Joe:ContactedbycommunityaggregatorwhohadpresentedtoLECC.Toldhimwehadmadeareport totheSelectman,andthatthematterisnowwiththem. Meetingadjournedat6:45pm. Thefollowingdocuments/exhibitsusedatthemeetingareattached: none