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

Solar Night

Solar Night
 6:30 pm
Wednesday, June 13
Underhill Town Hall (upstairs)
Free and Open to the Public

An informative evening about home solar energy options. Local installers will discuss their approaches to home solar electric and solar hot water systems. Underhill residents who currently have solar will talk about their systems.

Vermont's 2012 incentives for solar systems are running out, so if you're thinking of installing solar, now's the time!

printable flier

Tom Moore's LEED home in the news

Here is a link to the 7 Days article on the green aspects of Tom's new home.

http://www.7dvt.com/2012less-moore