TOWN OF BEDFORD ENERGY COMMISSION MEETING
January 26, 2017
BCTV MEETING ROOM 10 MEETINGHOUSE ROAD
7:00 PM – ROLL CALL
AGENDA
A. Legislation to notice:
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HB 518​ - This bill would eliminate the cap on net metering at the expense of the compensation
level for energy exports to the grid. Specifically it reads: "​Each net energy metering tariff shall be
the average monthly wholesale energy rate as determined by ISO-New
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England." And it would also
give utilities broad authority to charge customer-generators for connecting to the grid. ​ ​This bill
must be vigorously opposed as it would thwart the entire PUC process about net
metering that is already underway and set a compensation level that would be
catastrophic for the DG industry.​ The hearing date is set for 1/25 at 2:00pm in the
Legislative Office Building Room 301 M
​ ore Info/Talking points:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cB749BEWN5J_guA4lOXRGk8bS-vA03lglYOfxUrYviY
/edit?usp=sharing
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HB 535​ - This bill would raise the individual project cap size for net metered systems from 1 MW
to 5 MW for electric municipal customers. I think it is worded incorrectly and the sponsor meant to
raise it for electric customers that are the municipality itself, rather than for electric customers of a
muni utility. ​This bill is having a hearing on 1/25 at 1:00pm in LOB Room 301.​ This bill is
good in that it would bring in larger projects eligible for net metering but limits that opportunity to
only municipalities, rather than opening it up to all projects (eg. for commercial customers, etc.)
All Energy committee contact info for the House and Senate are also located on NHSEA's website here:
http://www.nhsea.org/content/legislative-resources
B. Town Projects:
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Library Geothermal ribbon cutting. Waiting on display system to be installed
Transfer Station Recycling numbers
Outdoor monitor for transfer station-grants-express grants-review
Portfolio Manager-Eversource
C. 2017 Focus Areas:
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Overhaul content on web page (and link FB stream to webpage)
Collect stories from our past Solar Up campaign.
Develop new Solar Up campaign or similar. Maybe partner w/ HAREI?
Develop financial model for Green Energy Initiatives
Grants for PV display @ Transfer Station
Recycle Bowl-Keep America Beautiful- plan now for Fall 2017 ​https://www.kab.org/recycle-bowl
Need proposal to teachers by April/March for next fall
7) Green Business Award
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OM-alF0V7U9-gs-At-_zi58n9r6veTSorPufyOoFrco/edit?usp=
sharing
D. HAREI Partnerships & Events
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Planned Energy Raisers
E. Bedford 2016 Annual Report-Energy Commission report due
F. Old business
G. Approval of minutes from 12.22.16. Please review them at this link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxMkqH7ls38TY0dsbWYtRFpELVhJRWx0OVI3U2J1aEg2Vk04/view?usp=s
haring
H. New business
ADJOURNMENT
All schedule times are approximate and are for the Chairman's use only. Any person with a disability who
wishes to attend this public meeting and needs to be provided a reasonable accommodation in order to
participate, please call the Town Offices at 472-5242 at least 72 hours in advance so that arrangements can
be made.