Meeting Minutes 20130213

Underhill Energy Committee
Minutes, 2/13/2013, 6:45 pm – 8:04 pm
Chris, Peter B, Jerry, Bob, Steve, Tom
·         6:35 pm
·         Vermont Home Energy Challenge
o   Jerry attended intro meeting
o   Ideas for publicizing
§  Door-to-door
§  Follow-up phone call
§  School volunteers
o   Town Meeting, March 5th
§  Display/sell items
§  Info sheets re VT Home Energy Challenge
§  Info re solar opportunities
§  School/Town has table
§  Bob will bring light efficiency display
§  Poster—Save Energy and $ (Chuck)
o   Businesses donate $ to subsidize audits
o   Bob will check on availability of “gift package”
o   Reconnect with people who did VCEM
§  Make them aware of discounted audits
§  Info sheet
§  Follow up
·         Did you do anything
·         Home energy challenge
·         Subsidy for audit
·         Bob will contact Paul Markowitz re electronic docs
§  Steve will draft a “script”
·         Peter will edit
§  Work meeting, Saturday, 2/23, 9:00, Town Hall
·         Bob will send Donna announcement re work meeting
§  Create Google Doc (Steve)
o   Send list of people to Committee
§  Publicity
§  FPF
o   Update online data collection
o   Send link to committee http://www.efficiencyvermont.com/for_our_partners/community_partners/residential/resources.aspx
·         Smart Meter research
o   Acorn Energy had meeting
o   Chris has factoid, calculation comparing phone to meters
o   Motion: Recognizing the potential benefits of smart meters to monitor and manage electricity use, the Underhill energy committee endorses the use of smart meters for residential metering.
§  Move Webster, second Tom, unanimous
§  FPF, signed by Underhill E. Comm
o   Peter will write an article re smart meters.
·         Open Meeting Law
o   Peter talked with lawyer at VLCT
o   Committee discussed open meeting law and how it pertains to email correspondence
8:15 pm Chris move adjourn, Peter second, Unanimous