HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Energy Committee - 01/24/2015South Burlington Energy Committee
January 24th, 2015 minutes, prepared by Keith Epstein, adopted February 5, 2015.
Meeting was held at the South Burlington Middle School cafeteria from 1 pm to 4 pm, as a kick-off party
for the Georgetown University Energy Prize.
SBEC Attendees: Keith Epstein, Don Cummings, Karen McKenny, Linda McGinnis, Sam Swanson, Marcy
Murray, Fred Kosnitsky
Public Attendees: Over 150 people attended, including all 5 city councilors, several state legislators,
many members of the public, and several South Burlington Energy Prize partner businesses and
organizations.
Keith Epstein spoke about the Georgetown University Energy Prize and the South Burlington Energy
Prize. City councilors Pat Nowak and Helen Riehle spoke about why the city is participating. Don
Cummings gave an overview of how people can save energy at home. Each participating business or
organization spoke about their group and how it relates to the Energy Prize.
People enjoyed visiting the tables of the various organizations, learning about the Energy Prize, and
pledging to take action to support the Energy Prize.