Recycling & Renewable Energy Committee
Provincetown Town
Hall
Caucus Hall
240 Commercial Street
Provincetown, MA 02657
Meeting called to order at 5:10
pm.
Members present:
Michael Leger
Amy Germain
Ghee Patrick
Staff present:
Jim Denietolis, DPW Liaison
David Gardner, Assistant Town Manager
Others:
Heather Wishik, Cape
Light Compact
Tom Thurston, Finance Committee
Maggie Downey, Cape
Light Compact
Maggie Downey
Presentation (see attached PPT presentation)
- History
of Cape Light
Compact
- Power
purchasing
- Energy
efficiency program/Market price purchasing
- Consumer
advocacy
- Electric
Cooperative
- Primary
purpose to enable and maximize renewable energy creation and distribution
- Members
Public entities only
- Limited
taxing authority needed from towns
- Private
letter rulings applied for on state and federal basis
- Taxability
status on transactions and on purchases
- Tax
deductible
- Tax
exempt bonds
- Green
Communities Act Initiative Legislation at State level APPROVAL PENDING
- Ownership
of power at town level
- Net
metering – no generation costs from billing and less distribution, and
other regulated charges
- Utilities
are made whole by district users
- Regulated
charges offset capped at 1% of NStar net load
- PV
Commonwealth Solar
- 40%
rebates for new projects in towns
- Expedited
processing available
- Large
Scale Wind
- Long
wait list for turbines (currently 2 years)
- 6-10
turbine order will be a higher priority
- Long-term
energy contracts required
- Renewable
Energy Certificates
- Creates
a market for renewable energy
- Stimulates
renewable energy projects
- Bonding
through CLC, not through individual towns
- Lower
cost financing through Rural Electric Financing
- Financial
backing from MTC
OPTIONS
·
Join Electric Cooperative – 100% Cape Light
Compact management and support
·
Town ownership of turbines – No CLC support;
100% financial benefit to town
·
Private developer partners with town – No CLC
support; Financial benefit transfers to developer not to town
Motion made by Amy to
present Cape Light Compact language to be added to the Town Warrant for upcoming Town
Meeting.
Seconded by Mike.
All vote to approve:
3-0-0.
Discussion on town owned streetlights. Energy efficient light bulbs are used in the
town
85 more Wind Turbine Surveys were received. All were in favor with the exception of two
undecided and one no thanks. Overall
response rate may be up over 500 responses so far.
Discussion on Mass. Technology Collaborative MET
application.
Next meeting 2/20/08 at 5:00 pm
Motion made by Mike
to approve minutes of 1/2/08
Seconded by Ghee.
All vote in favor, 3-0-0
Amy moves to adjourn meeting.
Michael 2nd
All vote in favor 3-0-0
Meeting adjourned at 7:20 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Amy Germain