Meeting at BACC 5:00-6:00 pm
Review and approval of September Minutes (with revision)
- Community Power Update
- Town Hall Renovation Project – See Bradford Bridge for updates.
- Municipal Weatherization Status
- Highway Garage Update –waiting for incentive payment of $4,316.65.
- Fire Station – The work is expected to be completed this month.
- Solar Energy – No updates.
- Heat Pumps – No updates.
- Kearsarge Climate Action
- Update on Business Food Waste Diversion program in the Kearsarge Region. Results of outreach to the following Businesses and schools located in Bradford.
- Pizza Chef – solid waste
- Wicked Sweet Café – pigs
- Sweet Beet Market – production of organic compost
- Dunkin – some to pigs
- Rosewood Inn – pigs
- Appleseed Restaurant- pigs
- Kearsarge Regional School District (7 schools) – there is no uniform policy on management of food waste. At some schools some food waste goes to pigs.
- Site visits to a number of businesses and schools is being scheduled for 10/23 and 11/7.
- Update on Business Food Waste Diversion program in the Kearsarge Region. Results of outreach to the following Businesses and schools located in Bradford.
- Legislative Updates
- A good place to stay on top of NH legislative updates is through the https://www.newhampshirenetwork.org/NH-bills
- Reintroduction of The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act in Congress
- Citizens Climate Lobby is working with state legislators to get a proxy carbon pricing bill submitted for the 2024 legislative session. You can learn the basics about proxy carbon pricing at https://www.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/04/CarbonPricing-summary.pdf.
- BEC Public Outreach
- The October issue of the Bradford Bridge contained an article entitled Bradford Community Power Moving Forward
- BEC participated in the Community Fair at Sweet Beet on September 23 showcasing generators, wind turbines and insulation.
- Proposed articles for October Bridge
- Other Items
- Economic Development opportunity for EV Charging Station in Bradford?
- NH Network – 10/19/23 Kickoff Zoom Meeting of Energy Working Group comprised of statewide Energy Committees and individuals
- 2023 Local Energy Solutions (LES) Conference November 2, 2023
- Conclude