| Project: |
Prepare task force report |
| Target
Date: |
22
Jul
2007 |
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| Project: |
Recommend
plan to improve
energy performance of city buildings |
| Target
Date: |
22
Jul
2007 |
|
| Task:
Collect data on current energy use |
25
Feb 2007 - FY2007 Energy budget spreadsheet
obtained. Need actual kW-hr, gallon numbers for at least one recent
year, plus square footage.
27 Apr 2007 - Received
spreadsheet from
City Auditor with energy expenses back to FY2004. |
| Task:
Research types of contracts available |
Mike LaBonte attended DOER Performance Contracting Seminar in Worcester 26 Apr 2007. |
| Task:
Research funding options |
Performance contracting is a turnkey solution - funding is handled as part of the contract. |
|
| Project: |
Recommend
plan to install wind power for a city
building |
| Target
Date: |
22
Jul
2007 |
|
| Task:
Research
types of contracts available |
7 Feb 2007 - Jared Fortna presented information on power purchase agreements. |
| Task:
Research funding options |
8 Apr 2007 - Ted Becker produced MTC wind site survey application documents, filled in as much as possible.
A power purchase agreement requires no funding from the city. |
| Task: Identify
candidate wind generator sites |
22 Feb 2007 -
Sally Wright of RERL sent a TrueWind
map of Haverhill, indicating that no site exceeds the 6.5 m/s
average wind speed required for MTC funding.
Golden Hill is believed to be the best site due to combination of wind and presence of a public building. |
|
| Project: |
Recommend
plan to use bio-diesel fuel for city
diesel vehicles |
| Target
Date: |
22
Mar
2007 |
|
| Task:
Test
bio-diesel fuel in one city vehicle |
22
Jan 2007 - The Highway Department will identify one vehicle to refuel
with bio-diesel in
Newmarket, NH.
19 Apr 2007 - Recommendation to perform this test will be included in report. |
|
| Project: |
Host
an energy information session for Haverhill citizens |
| Target
Date: |
Aug
2007 |
|
| Task: Identify topics |
31
May 2007 - Topics will be short introduction to the task force, and
education/signups for clean energy. Event name chosen is "Clean Energy
& You". |
| Task:
Identify one or more expert speakers |
13 July 2007 - Speakers from Keyspan, Mass Energy, Clean Water Action identified. |
| Task: Identify a
venue, schedule the event. |
23
Apr 2007 - Mike LaBonte contacted NECC. 31 May 2007 - we chose the
library. 8 June 2007 - Kathy LaRoque reserved the Johnson Auditorium at
the Haverhill Public Library for an event 16 August 2007. |
| Task: Promote the event. |
23 Jul 2007 - web page
created. 24 Jul 2007 - Kathy LaRoque and Mike LaBonte have contacted
newspapers and Haverhill Community TV. Two Haverhill Gazette article on
the event. Included in Eagle Tribune calendar section. Promoted in a
Haverhill Environmental League mailing and Universalist Unitarian
Church newsletter. |
| Task: Conduct the event. |
16 Aug 2007 - Event held. See the web page for information and downloadable presentations. |
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