Sample Inventory Presentation

							  Local Energy Committee
      Working Group

Supporting Local Energy Committees
in their Efforts to Save Energy Costs




                    How and Why Municipal
                     Governments Support
                        Local Energy
                         Committees
What we’re going to cover tonight…

• Landscape of Local Energy Committees (LECs)
     in NH
• The LEC Working Group
• Upcoming Resources and Tools for LECs
• TOWN Municipal Inventory
• Developing a Roadmap for Your Community
  (Next Steps)
Town Meeting Results

•More than 300 volunteers
involved

•164 towns passed the
resolution

•Over 90 Committees in NH
            LEC Working Group
         Providing Guidance for NH LECs

•About 18 members – nonprofits, energy
       consultants, federal/state/regional agencies
•Different organizations have a variety of projects
•Meet monthly to encourage communications and
coordination
•Develop and coordinate LEC Resources & Tools
2009 -- What’s on the Horizon for LECs?

•LEC Handbook 2 Release – June 2009
•HB189 – enabling legislation
•Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Fund
•EE and Conservation Block Grants (Stimulus)
•Climate Change Task Force Recommendations
•Statewide 1 day conference – June 20th in
      Concord. Save the date!
       TOWN Baseline Report
                          INSERT PICTURE OF
•   Town Overview               TOWN


•   Analysis by Sector
•   Building Performance
•   Recommendations
•   Next Steps, Resources, Methods
     Quick Chemistry Lesson
• BTU (British Thermal Unit)
  –Energy needed to
   raise 1 pound of
   water 1 degree
   Fahrenheit.
     (Kind of like a calorie except in
       the English system)
              TOWN Municipal Sectors
            Energy Use (MMBTU)                  • Buildings: Enter No# MMBtu
                                                • Fleet: Enter No# MMBtu
                                                • Street Lights: Enter No# MMBtu
                              Municipal
      20%          20%        Buildings
                              Vehicle Fleet
                                                           Energy Cost ($)
                              Streetlights

20%                  20%      Water & Sewer
                                                                             Municipal
                              Waste                 20%         20%          Buildings
             20%                                                             Vehicle Fleet

                                                                             Streetlights

                                              20%                 20%
                                                                             Water & Sewer

• Buildings: $ Enter No#                                                     Waste
                                                          20%
• Fleet: $ Enter No#
 Street Lights: $ Enter No#
            TOWN Municipal Buildings
        Energy Use (MMBTU)

                             Town Hall

      20%       20%          Fire

                             Recycling
20%                          Station                   Energy Cost ($)
                      20%
                             Pump Houses
                                                                         Town Hall
                             Library
                                                 20%       20%
      20%       20%                                                      Fire
                             Police
                                                                         Recycling
                                           20%                           Station
                                                                 20%
                                                                         Pump Houses

                                                                         Library
                                                 20%       20%
                                                                         Police
  Energy Intensity: Site and Source

• Site = energy consumed by a building,
  measured by electric and gas meters,
  divided by square footage.


• Source = fuels consumed and lost in energy
  generation, storage, transmission, and
  distribution.
         TOWN Building Energy Intensity
                Comparison
120



100



80                                                                             Site Energy
                                                                               Intensity
                                                                               Average Site
60                                                                             Intensity
                                                                               NH Average Site
                                                                               Intensity

40



20



 0
      Town Hall   Police   Fire   Recycling   Historical   Highway   Library
                                               Society     Garage
         What we spend
as a town on our energy operating
              costs
• Buildings:           $ Enter No#
• Vehicle Fleet:       $ Enter No#
• Streetlights:        $ Enter No#


           TOTAL: $Enter No#
If we reduced what we spent on
   municipal energy by 30% on
other items, we could afford to…
  Provide Medicaid to 5 residents in our town
  Hire a part time teacher for our school
  Pay for ½ a new school
  Feed 4 families for a year
  Provide housing for one family for a year
  Plant 144,000 trees
  Brew 1,497 gallons of homemade beer
     TOWN Recommendations
• Further fuel costs analysis.
• Invest in building upgrades, then in vehicle fleet.
• Depot Station best opportunity for energy
  savings.
• Town Hall (largest energy user) second
  opportunity for energy savings.
• Tour Depot Station, Town Hall, Library,
  Recycling/ Transfer Station with certified
  buildings auditor.
• LED streetlights and streetlight use conservation.
     Funding Energy Savings
• Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

• Federal Stimulus for Energy Reduction

• Municipal Planning/Budgeting

• Stay Tuned
    General Guidance on Municipal
           Energy Savings
•   Review of town policies for inconsistencies
    with goal to reduce energy use.
•   Behavioral change program.
•   Green product purchasing policy.
•   Vehicle fuel conservation options: analysis of
    routes, usage and fuel type; anti-idling policy.
•   Alternative energy systems and payback:
    Combined Heat and Power unit, biomass
    heating system or geothermal heat pump.
•   Recycling and composting.
                Next Steps
• Support/reinforce Local Energy Committee
• Present Information to All Decision-Makers and
  Community Groups
• Prioritize Municipal Recommendations and create
  Action Plan
• Integrate Recommendations into Existing Plans,
  Policies and Ordinances
• Upcoming Events: June 20
 www.cleanair-coolplanet.org
     Christa Koehler
 Manager, State and Local
   Government Program
         603. 422-6464
ckoehler@cleanair-coolplanet.org