Lyme Energy Committee
Minutes May 18, 2004
7 PM, Academy Building
Present: Matthew Brown, Tina Cullenberg,Claudia Kern, Carola Lea
Visitor: Denis Kelemen, Bob Walker of SERG- Vermont
Old Minutes approved.
I. Old Business:
A. Thank you to all who wrote thank you notes organized by Carola
Mary Cornwell Allie Farrar
Tina Cullenberg Sue Hewitt
Claudia Kern Carola Lea
Margot Maccock Betsy McCann
B. Town Garage Update:
1. Last Wednesday meeting of Town Facilities Committee
-to determine $ needed for the roof including color, etc.
- Matt met with Bryant Lehr of Conniston Contruction
2. Roof and steel framing will require $8900 (due to expense of steel)
3. Silo can be fit under roof after all
4. Fundraising goal was determined as follows:
$53,394 estimated cost of wood pellet heating system*
-24,380 propane heating system included in bond
-2,697 added from Capital Reserve Fund by amendment
26,317 Total cost of boiler to be raised from private donations
+10,183 contingency**
$36,500 Total fundraising goal
*The cost estimate provided by Conniston Construction for two wood pellet boilers, three zones of radiant floor heating, a storage bin with a sindow for pellets and an auger delivery system for pellets.
**This contingency is intended to cover costs yet to be finalized for pellet storage and delivery system and additional energy-conservation enhancements. Any unused funds will remain in the fund establisihed by the selectboard for this dundraising effort and will be aplied to the future operation of the wood pellet system.
5. Matt- good communication among him, Lloyd and Bryant
6. It appears that the committee represented by Matt and Nichols are getting more involved in the planning.
B. Lyme School Wind Project:
1. Grant proposal to Northeast Utilities which own PSNH ( only covers a small area of Lyme, not including the Ski Way)
2. Discussed Denis Kelemen's proposal to install instrumentation designed to collect wind speed and other relevant data at the top of the Dartmouth Skiway, for an educational project in the Lyme School dealing with wind as an environmentally friendly energy source.
3. A grant application has been submitted to PSNH to cover the cost (about $800)
4. Doug Holler, manager of the Dartmouth Skiway, kindly agreed to to have such instrumentation installed during the next summer.
II. New Business:
A. Bob Walker- SERG
Bret Bourne- handles web page for LEC/Town of Lyme
Carol Bunt- needs info about LEC; Tina to call Carol
Could we link it to SERG site?
B. Regional Energy Club- SERG/Bob Walker
1. 2004 was first year
Pratt Oil
$25 membership- must respond to survey
Home energy visit costs $100-120, this year will try to recoup some of this cost either by higher membership or by asking for donations as able
2. Meeting with Pratt: would be willing to cover Lyme; new prices to come out late June
3. Of concern is logistics- last year covered 82 customers in VT
-would need to educate volunteers to follow-up visits
4. Timing:
a. Publish a general article on Fuel Club in Church newsletter for June asking people to register their interest by contacting Claudia; have interest forms at Nichols, library? Send out on list serv?
b. Follow-up with details and survey in July after Bob has finalized details for this year. Bob will do follow-up with those interested.
5. Publicize in Church Newsletter, List Serve, forms at library, email, Nichols- (LEC box)
6. Matt to talk to Those Guys and set SERG on Program schedule
7. Claudia- to take email inquiries for Applications
8. Pratts- would not charge for fuel oil tuneup and tank switching
*Motion from Matt- that the LEC join with SERG to promote an Energy Fuel Club in Lyme; seconded by Claudia; carried unanimously.
*Denis Kelemen agreed to membership on the LEC. Welcome!
C. Float for Fourth of July Parade
1. Consider a bio-diesel car run on lye, glycerine, strained cooking oil
2. Bob to check it out for LEC
3. need to contact Don Elder to enter parade
Next LEC meeting: Tuesday, June 15, 2004; Lyme Center Academy Building
Agenda: Fall sustainable house tours
Adjourned 9:00 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Tina Cullenberg
Secretary
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