HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - Energy Committee - 01/07/2016
South Burlington Energy Committee
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South Burlington, VT 05403
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Thursday, January 7, 2016
6:30 pm
Public Works conference room, 104 Landfill Rd
AGENDA
6:30 PM Convene Meeting
· Recruit scribe, timekeeper
· Review and approve meeting agenda
· Approve previous meeting minutes (December 3, 2015)
6:35 PM Invite Public to Speak
6:40 PM Presentation about Vermontivate, by Kathryn Blume
7:00 PM Elect chair and vice chair and choose term
Currently Keith Epstein and Karen McKenny for 6 month term
7:10 PM South Burlington Energy Prize updates – Committee members
· Treasurer’s report
· Discuss, advise, help, and approve requests for projects
8:55 PM Other Business
9:00 PM Adjourn
South Burlington Energy Prize monthly update for January 7th 2016
Outreach/Events, by Karen McKenny
Accomplishments:
U Mall Farmer's Market throughout December
Facebook 663 Posts are scheduled through Jan 15series of Energy Resolutions
January and February workshops scheduled
Jan newsletter sent to 296 subscribers
Help needed:
Working on March/April/May workshops. Does anyone have specific topics or people you would
like me to schedule?
Unlikely that we will have any house party takers in Jan and Feb (holiday and winter vacations)
Think we should hit hard again in March/April. Need any ideas or names you might have.
Plans:
Jan 11 workshop with Patty Tashiro
Jan 28th I am joining Kathy Blume for a presentation on Vermontivate with the SB rotary
Feb 1st workshop Vermontivate with Kathy Blume
Marketing, by Keith Epstein
Accomplishments: Published ad 16: start a new holiday tradition with gift list of energy
saving items and ad 17: baffled by your thermostat
Help needed: ideas for action ads, photography
Plans: publish a couple more ads
Neighborhood Energy Mapping, by Keith Epstein
Accomplishments: Reviewed most recent draft with Kristan at EVT and he is working on
answering some questions and preparing the next version.
Help needed: None
Plans: Follow up with EVT about getting the final version
Utility Data Reporting, by Keith Epstein
Accomplishments: Dashboard was released, and we are #35 considering only Q1 and
Q2 2015.
Help needed: Review the dashboard at guep.iconics.com
Plans: Understand and check the dashboard data, and review the updated rankings
when Q3 2015 data is added.
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Outreach to Real Estate Agents, by Patty Tashiro
Accomplishments: Sourced all items for the energy bags for $7.80. (high efficiency
shower head, LED light bulb, and LED night light.) Sourced items sponsored by SBEP for $2.42.
(white gift bags, yellow tissue paper, and SBEP label.) Have sold 30 bags so far to Geri Reilly,
who put it on her FB page and tweeted about it and have a commitment from another agent at a
major firm for more.
Help needed: We might need to consider how long SBEP will fund the bags, if interest is
high.
Plans: Currently contacting real estate agents to tell them about the bags. If anyone has
contacts, please forward the flyer to them.
Treasurerrelated work, by Marcy Murray
Accomplishments: Updated spreadsheet. Created draft of 4th Quarter SBEP spending
report for donors.
Help needed: Assess whether spending authorizations for outreach need to be
increased.
Plans: As needed
PropertyAssessed Clean Energy (PACE) program, by Marcy Murray
Accomplishments: Preparation and coordination for City Council meeting. Gathering
detailed Census data to better estimate homeowning residents with low incomes who might
benefit from lowest PACE loan rates. Initial planning for potential 2016 implementation. Multiple
requests for staff input. VEICsupported recommendation to withdraw PACE from Council
agenda and end pursuit of project given the collectionsrelated burden and requirements of the
Vermont PACE law.
Help needed: None
Plans: None
Exploration of lowcost borrowing options for homeowning residents with low incomes
for energy efficiency projects, by Marcy Murray
Accomplishments: PostPACE, began gathering alternative program information.
Help needed: None
Plans: Gather detailed information on existing loan programs most likely to appeal to
homeowning residents with low incomes.
Watts Up? Electricity Meters, by Marcy Murray
Accomplishments: Requested monthly borrowing statistics.
Help needed: None
Plans: Consideration of the value of continuing the program.
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