2010 ANNUAL REPORT ENFIELD, NEW ... - Town of Enfield

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Energy Committee
MISSION STATEMENT
To identify energy savings for the town and energy savings
opportunities for the community.
The Enfield Energy Committee was created in 2007 by a vote at Town
Meeting. We meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 5:15 PM in the
conference room at Whitney Hall, and we always welcome members of the
community to join in the conversation.
The Committee has set a goal of
reducing the Town's total energy consumption
by 25% (as compared to our 2007 usage) by
the end of the 2011 calendar year. This is an
ambitious goal which started with measuring
and documenting the baseline usage of
our municipal buildings, vehicles and town
lighting. We have also done some education
outreach on idling awareness and household
conservation ideas for the community through
our website, http://energy.enfield.nh.us/,
presence at the farmer's markets, community
fairs, and town meetings.
In 2010, with the base data we have been accumulating, we were able to
apply for and received a couple of grants. One grant we received was for $20,000
to upgrade to more energy efficient lights on Main St and the Veteran's Park.
This project, which did not require any money from the town, should be
completed in the first quarter of 2011, and should save 50-70% on the amount of
energy used (and the costs) to light those areas.
Another grant, from MEAP (Municipal Energy Assistance Program)
provided a detailed energy analysis of our municipal energy usage (buildings,
vehicles, lighting) and a free audit of Whitney Hall based on that data. In
summary, this report highlighted that our vehicle fleet uses 68% of Enfield's total
energy, contributes to 66% of our total emissions, and amounts to 53% of our
total energy costs. The recommendation from this group is to get more detailed
logs of gasoline and diesel use, which had not been included in our first few
years of data. Then, publish this data for both municipal employees and the town
looking for patterns or areas that can provide obvious savings. Combine that with
recommendations for idling policies for municipal vehicles.