Energy Committee Minutes
Newbury Energy MeetingDATE July 19, 2021 Town Meeting Room 4-5:30
Minutes By: Sue Kelley
Attendees (Bold indicates present)Quorum Yes/No
Deb Benjamin
Joy Nowell
Andrew Cockerill
Mary Fuller
Dan Wolf
Lisa Correa - Chair
Susan Kelley
Tracy Wood
1. Call to Order, check in, agenda review.
2. Approval of last minutes. Approved.
3. Reports:
--Solar sub committee (Mary): Mary sent an email update. Discussion of anticipated timeline. Committee will also assess whether fire station roof and/or water treatment location are potential locations.
--NE College collaboration (Tracy): No new information. Tracy will reach out for update.
4. Old / Unfinished Business/ Review action status.
Old Home Day Debrief:
What went well. Good experience; lots of interest. Energy quiz very successful. Andrew’s daughter was a great help! Old Home Day represents the very best of our committee including our shortcomings. Everyone stepped up and then some. It came together really well; good energy and goodwill.
Community response
Lessons learned Good to have an official sign or banner and bring rocks/paperweights. Try to anticipate direction crowd will come from. Find ways to build on and harness our great energy and increase our organization and structure. Plan with OHD organizers earlier. Try to locate the electric vehicle closer to the committee table. Raffle drew people; when we do the next raffle be sure to review with Bd of Selectmen first and get approval. Lots of interest in composting and EVs from kids; we should be sure to communicate well to kids as well in future events. Consider worm farm exhibit at a future event.
Finances Submit receipts to Dennis. Town budget committee starts planning for next year in October (goes thru January). Newbury Energy needs to bring budget information to the town budget committee. Use our August meeting for budget planning; need to know what we plan to do next year to know what our budget needs are.
5. New Business
a. Fall community Program: Motion to create a sub-committee to plan for Community Energy Programming was approved. If you can lead or want to participate on the sub-committee please let Lisa know; please recommend non-NE committee members to also participate on the sub-committee.
i. Potential topics:
1. residential solar
2. community solar
3. composting
4. NE town meeting request (consider forum in November to inform community before Selectmen will be voting on it)
b. Sue – July 26 call with Peter Disch/Mt. Sunapee. We reviewed ideas to share with Peter re: the Mt Sunapee fall festival -- see google doc.
c. New idea: How might we participate in KCA EV rally which is in September?
Title/Lead
Purpose
Discussion
Motion(s)
6. News/Intelligence/Info – All
NH Saves updates – Lisa
Community Power discussion
Community Solar – Lisa
Leadership - Lisa (this topic was tabled for next meeting).
7. Meeting Review – All
Went well:
Could be better:
8. Summarize new actions, Next Meeting and Close
Actions – Outstanding and New
What
Who
Due
Complete? Comments.
Communicate timeline to Solar sub-committee; complete proposal in time to hold educational forum for residents in November (prior to Bd of Selectman review).
Dan
Dan is meeting with Mary 7/20.
Call with Peter Disch (Mt Sunapee Resort)
Sue, Tracy, Andrew
7/26
Discuss ideas for Newbury Energy and Mt Sunapee fall festival.
Solar sub-committtee
Ongoing
Community Energy Programming sub-committee (forming)
Submit recommendations for membership to Lisa; sub-committee should plan topics to include prep and outreach for any NE warrant articles for 2022 town meeting.