Regional Initiative in Southwest NH SWRPC

TOWN Baseline Report Town Overview Analysis by Sector Building Performance Recommendations Regional Context Analysis Next Steps, Resources, Methods

Quick Chemistry Lesson BTU (British Thermal Unit) –The amount of energy needed to raise 1 gallon of water 1 degree Fahrenheit. (Kind of like a calorie except in the English system)

TOWN Municipal Sectors Fleet Buildings Fleet Buildings 1,100 MMbtu’s 1,000 Mmbtu’s $18,000 $13,000

TOWN Municipal Buildings

TOWN Building Energy Intensity

Municipal Sector Energy Use (MMBtu) [1] [1] Energy Use (%) Equiva- lent CO 2 (tons) Equiva- lent CO 2 (%) Energy Cost (US$) Energy Cost % Municipal Buildings 1, ,04641 Vehicle Fleet1, ,21957 Street Lights Water & Sewage Waste Total2, , Name of Building Energy Use (MMBtu) Energy % CO2 emissions (tons) [1] [1] CO2 % Energy Cost (US$) Energy Cost % Town Hall , Muni Bldg - Fire , Library , Town garage Total , TOWN Energy Inventory

Next Steps Review of Planning Documents & Policies Behavioral Change Program at Municipal Building & Library Weatherization and Insulation of Municipal Building, Library, and Town Hall Lighting Assessment & Implementation of Alternative Strategies Environmentally-Preferable Purchasing (EPP) / Energy Star buying strategy Reduce Fuel Consumption for Vehicle Fleet Investigate & Implement Alternative Energies Create an Energy Savings Trust Fund REMOVE, REDUCE, REPLACE, OFFSET

REGIONAL INVENTORY SWRPC

Electricity Power Supply Misc Nuclear Natural Gas Hydro New Hampshire Hydro Nuclear Natural Gas Misc New England Oil Coal Oil Coal Pumped Storage

What we spend as a region on heating our homes, water and cooking… Electricity: $4,208,367 Heating Oil:$40,072,250 Propane: $20,897, PSNH (kwh): $0.117 Light Fuel Oil (us gal): $2.254 Propane (us gal): $2.155 $68,321,942 70%

If we spent what we spend on home heating oil on other items, we could afford to…  Provide Medicaid to 29,000 people (or all of Keene + Peterborough)  Provide a university education to 360 students  Hire 2,000 full-time teachers for a year  Build 180,000 low-income Housing Units  Plant 9 billion trees  Brew 9 million gallons of homemade beer

A UNH initiative committed to providing residents and communities with the support necessary to reduce their residential CO 2 emissions by 10,000 pounds per year. Households using the Carbon Challenge … Save an average of $833 dollars in energy costs. Use the New Hampshire Carbon Challenge

Strategies for Energy Committees To Utilize the Challenge Identify the strong community organizations within your town –The Public Library – Hampstead Public Library –The Schools - Rye Carbon Challenge –A Faith-based Group – Sanbornton UCC –The Chamber of Commerce or Rotary – Mount Washington Valley C of C Green Team Build a collaborative residential Carbon Challenge with key partners –Takes the burden off one organization (the LEC) –Builds stronger networks for reaching citizens –Builds support for future energy reduction projects Utilize the NH Carbon Challenges web-based tools, presenters and project experience

Next Steps Present Information to All Decision-Makers Integrate Municipal Recommendations into Existing Plans & Begin to Implement Resources: Jordan Institute for Schools, Meet – Ups, Carbon Offset Report, Carbon Neutrality Report, Community Toolkit Begin Prioritizing Municipal Recommendations Take PowerPoint to Community Groups Regional Plan Input in Fall 2009

Christa Koehler Community Program Manager