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Home My WebLink About2014-12-03-ECC2-min LexingtonEnergyConservationCommittee Chair:JoeMusacchia Secretary:ShawnNewell MeetingDate:December3,2014 Memberattendees:PaulChernick,ShawnNewell,DougHomes,AlanSherman,JoeMusacchia Otherattendees:BillHadley,MichaelSegal AmeetingoftheLexingtonEnergyConservationCommitteewasheldonDecember3,2014,6:00pmto 7:30pmatthePublicServicesBuilding,BedfordSt.,room211. 1)Approvalofpriormeetingminutes Approved 2)UpdatefromDPF ShawnNewelldiscussedthattheDOERGreenCommunitiesProjectforLEDParkinglot lightingwascompletedattheendofNovemberwithCaryLibrary,DiamondMiddleSchool, ClarkeMiddleSchool,FiskeElementary,HarringtonElementaryandtheCentralAdministration BuildingfallinginlinewiththeHighSchoolthatwascompletedduringthelastroundofa CompetitiveGrantprocess. ThediscussionthattheDepartmentofPublicFacilitiesisworkingwithRWSullivanto helpdevelopenergystandardsforalltownbuildingprojectsforfuturerenovationand constructionproject.Mr.NewellinformedthegroupthathehopestoupdatetheECConwhat theprocesswouldentailatthenextmeeting. AnupdateoftheSolarRooftopprojectswithmostoftheinstallationsalready completed.Wearehopingforaninterconnectionofalltherooftopsystemssometimeduring themonthofDecember.TheTownofLexingtonendedupwithatotalsystemsizeof1.1MWfor ourrooftopproject.Therooftopprojectendedupbeingthe2ndlargestschoolrooftopproject inthestate.We'llhopetosendoutanotewithanofficialinvitationtotheribboncuttingevent Αorcircuitbreakerthrowingeventwhenwegetthateventscheduled.Itwouldbewonderfulif youcouldattend. 3)UpdatefromDPW DPWDirectorBillHadleyhadupdatedtheECConhowtheHartwellAveSolarsiteis progessing.ApresentationtotheBoardofSelectmenhappenedonMondaynightΑDecember1st. We'vebeenworkingonthelandfillprocesssinceconstructionbeganontherooftopproject.Wehad 8vendorsrespondtoourRFQ,wenarroweddownto4excellentvendors,thento2,andfinally ofBrightfields/SolarCity/AdvancedSolarProducts.Asmanyofyou selectedtheteamconsisting mayknow,Brightfieldsisactingastheleaddeveloper.TheyarealocalMassachusettscompanythat hasanationalreputationforexcellenceinmanaginglandfill/brownfieldsremediationprojects. ManywouldsuggestthatSolarCityisthepremiersolarfinancierinthecountryandtheydobring extraordinaryfinancialresourcestotheproject.AdvancedSolarProductswillbetheinstallation teamΑtheirtechnicalstrengthimpressedusbothduringtherooftopRFQprocessandevenmoreso whenitcametotheirproposalforthegroundmountsystems. Wearenowintheprocessofdefiningthescopeoftheproject,whichincludesworkingwith themanystakeholdersintheTowntodeterminehowmuchlandtheTowniswillingtodedicatetoa solararrayattheCompostingFacilityonHartwellAvenue.Asmostofyouknow,theTownis currentlyusingtheHartwellfacilityforanumberofpurposesincludingacompostingfacility providingyardwastedropoffservicestoLexingtonresidents,localcontractors,andtheTownof Arlington,aHazardousWasteDisposalFacility,aPoliceFiringRange,andseveralotherfunctions. OurgoalisthattheinstallationofasolarfacilitywouldprovidesignificantbenefitstotheTownwithout disruptinganyessentialTownservices.TothatendandbasedontherecommendationofBillHadley, DirectorDPW,andRobertBeaudoin,HartwellAvenueSiteManager,Brightfieldshashiredanengineerwith landfill.BruceHaskellhasconductedareviewofourHartwell extensiveknowledgeandexperiencewithour AvenuefacilityandwillbemakingrecommendationstotheBoardofSelectmenonMondaynightregarding hisrecommendedoptionsforrestructuringtheuseofthefacilitytoallowtheinstallationofsolarwhile maintainingallessentialTownservices. mayremember,ourRFQaskedvendorstopropose3systemsizesthatwoulduseupto12acresof Asyou landthatwehadincludedintheAnaerobicDigesterRFQ.Brucewillbepresentinganoptionfora1.25MW useabout4acresofland.He groundmountarraythatwouldeliminateArlington'syardwastedropoffand willalsoshowa2.5MWgroundmountoptionusingabout8.5acresoflandthatwouldrequirereducingthe amountofyardwastedropofffromlocalcontractorsΑwhocurrentlybringyardwastetothefacilityfrom7 surroundingtowns.Inbothcases,dropoffofyardwasteforLexingtonresidentswouldnotbeimpactedin anyway.TherewouldbenoimpactonotheressentialTownactivitiesliketheHazardousWastedropoff facilityandthepolicyfiringrange. Wewillalsobeconsideringtheconstructionof1or2largesolarcanopiesofabout500kWinsizeeachthat couldbelocatedovertheHazardousWastedropoffareaandtheLexingtonresidentyardwastedropoff area. 4)Communicationstatus DonHolmesandMichaelSegalwerealsoinattendancetoaskifthecommitteehowtheycould goaboutbecomingmembersoftheECC. 5)Ongoingprojects