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This document discusses Massachusetts' efforts to help municipalities create a cleaner energy future through various programs run by the state's Green Communities Division. It outlines legislation promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency. It describes the Green Communities designation and grant program that provides funds to municipalities meeting certain clean energy criteria. It also lists other programs and resources the division offers municipalities, and announces new grant opportunities and initiatives.
![Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Cleaner Energy Future6
DESIGNATION
and
GRANT
PROGRAM
Provides
grants
to
qualifying
communi0es
to
fund
energy
efficiency
ini0a0ves,
renewable
energy,
innova0ve
projects
QualificaEon
Criteria
1. Adopt
as-‐of-‐right
si0ng,
in
designated
loca0ons,
for
RE/AE
genera0on,
or
RE/AE
R&D,
or
RE/AE
manufacturing
2. Adopt
expedited
(12
month)
applica0on/
permi]ng
process
3. Establish
an
energy
use
baseline
with
a
plan
to
reduce
baseline
by
20%
in
5
years
4. Purchase
only
fuel-‐efficient
vehicles
5. Require
new
residen0al
construc0on
and
new
commercial
and
industrial
real
estate
construc0on
to
minimize
life-‐cycle
energy
costs
(Adopt
Stretch
Code
-‐
780
CMR
115,
Appendix
AA)
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Lisa capone2015masccc
- 1. Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create a Cleaner Energy Future COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Charles D. Baker, Governor Matthew A. Beaton, Secretary Daniel Burgess, Acting Commissioner Green Communities Division Updates Lisa Capone, Acting Director Green Communities Division 1
- 2. Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Cleaner Energy Future Massachuse(s: Cleaner Energy is Part of Our Future Important Legisla0on l Global Warming Solu0ons Act – GHG reduc0on goals: 25% by 2020; 80% by 2050 – As of today, 15 % below 1990 baseline l Green Jobs Act – 2014 Clean Jobs report: double digit growth in clean energy jobs last 3 years 2 State Energy and Environment Programs in same Cabinet since 2007: Good energy policy and good environmental policy go hand-‐in-‐hand
- 3. Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Cleaner Energy Future3 Green CommuniEes Act Boosted Energy Efficiency & Renewables Created the Green Communi0es Division in DOER
- 4. Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Cleaner Energy Future Outreach -‐ Regional Coordinators 4 l Regional Coordinators act as direct liaisons with ci0es and towns on energy efficiency and renewable energy ac0vi0es l Located at each of the DEP Regional Offices: SERO – LAKEVILLE: Seth Pickering [email protected] NERO – WILMINGTON: Joanne Bissetta [email protected] CERO – WORCESTER: Kelly Brown [email protected] WERO – SPRINGFIELD: Jim Barry [email protected]
- 5. Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Cleaner Energy Future Meet the Green Communities! 5
- 6. Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Cleaner Energy Future6 DESIGNATION and GRANT PROGRAM Provides grants to qualifying communi0es to fund energy efficiency ini0a0ves, renewable energy, innova0ve projects QualificaEon Criteria 1. Adopt as-‐of-‐right si0ng, in designated loca0ons, for RE/AE genera0on, or RE/AE R&D, or RE/AE manufacturing 2. Adopt expedited (12 month) applica0on/ permi]ng process 3. Establish an energy use baseline with a plan to reduce baseline by 20% in 5 years 4. Purchase only fuel-‐efficient vehicles 5. Require new residen0al construc0on and new commercial and industrial real estate construc0on to minimize life-‐cycle energy costs (Adopt Stretch Code -‐ 780 CMR 115, Appendix AA) h(p://www.mass.gov/eea/energy-‐uEliEes-‐clean-‐ tech/green-‐communiEes/gc-‐grant-‐program/
- 7. Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Cleaner Energy Future l Grants based on $125K base plus a population/per capita income formula • Range $130,725 in Hatfield to $1M (max award) for Boston l Close to $40M awarded in designation and competitive grants l Projects include building EE measures, LED streetlights, solar PV, incremental costs for hybrid vehicles, and more l 137 projects in 84 municipalities complete to date • Total Project Costs - $41.1M • Total GC grant funds used - $25.4M • Total Utility incentives - $8.4M • Projected annual cost savings - $6.9M • Projected annual energy savings –197,986 MMBTU (=1,535 homes) • Projected annual GHG savings – 14,908 metric tonnes (=3,138 cars) DesignaEon and Grant Program – 7
- 8. Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Cleaner Energy Future The energy hub for all Massachusebs ci0es and towns, not just designated Green Communi0es 8 Green CommuniEes Division Energy Efficiency Municipal Buildings Street Lights
- 9. Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Cleaner Energy Future9 Green Communities Division - Programs & Resources for Municipalities • Green Communi0es Designa0on and Grant Program • MassEnergyInsight energy tracking and analysis tool • Municipal Energy Efficiency Program • Energy Management Services Technical Assistance • Owner’s Agent Technical Assistance • Massachusebs Municipal Energy Group (MMEG) Ø Website filled with tools & resources www.mass.gov/energy/greencommuni0es Ø Email updates via listserv – Sign up: join-‐ene-‐[email protected]
- 10. Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Cleaner Energy Future10 DOER/Green Communities - What’s New? New Grant Programs (2014) l Energy Managers Grants – Year 1 -‐ Nearly $1M in 28 awards made to 36 municipali0es; Year 2 -‐ Depends on Year 1 l W/WTP gap funding -‐ $1.7M awarded to 22 drinking water and wastewater facili0es to install $10.9 million in clean energy improvement projects, leveraging nearly $2 million in u0lity. l MLP energy efficiency grants -‐ $1.8 M for MLP energy efficiency programs in 14 municipali0es
- 11. Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Cleaner Energy Future11 DOER/Green CommuniEes -‐ What’s New? Owner’s Agent Technical Assistance l Funding for independent third parties to help municipalities negotiate, develop and manage projects, or who perform studies to support the development of clean energy projects l $12,500 Maximum award available; first come, first serve basis l For upcoming round, adding: – Technical assessments for public W/WTPs l Look for PON in May; accepting applications in July
- 12. Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Cleaner Energy Future Community Clean Energy Resiliency Grants (RE Division -‐ ACP) l $40 million announced Jan. 2014 – 27 technical assistance awards (consul0ng services at no cost) – Round One: 6 project implementa0on awards ($7.4 million) – Round Two: 14 project implementa0on awards ($18.4 million) l Program Status – Funds being disbursed to Round One awardees – Finalizing contracts for Round Two awardees 12 Ini0a0ve to increase municipal resilience through clean energy technology that guards against energy service interrup0ons due to climate change-‐induced severe weather events
- 13. Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Cleaner Energy Future Community Clean Energy Resiliency Grants 13 • Geographic diversity – awards in all 4 GC Division regions • Project type and technology diversity: both single facility projects and micro grid projects awarded • Awarded projects demonstrate daily benefits, as well as ability to island and/or provide resilient support during a power outage
- 14. Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Cleaner Energy Future14 Green Communities Division Other l Webinars – see list on our website. – How to decipher your electric bill – TBA May – Solar Loan – TBA in June – What else? What do you want to hear about? l Collaboration with MA DESE on US-ED Green Ribbon Schools award program: – 2 schools and 1 district nominated in January – national awardees announced on Earth Day – Previous awardees: (2014) Boston Latin School; (2013) Acton Public Schools and Acton-Boxborough Regional School District, Berkshire School (Sheffield), Manchester Essex Regional Middle High School, Quincy High School
- 15. Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Cleaner Energy Future Rooftop Solar Challenge Round II l Participating in a regional effort to target non- hardware “soft” costs for photovoltaic (PV) electricity systems and increasing coordination across Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. l Coordinated by national energy non-profit CESA and called the New England Solar Cost-Reduction Partnership l Focused on permitting and interconnection challenges; the need for new financing tools; and planning and zoning rule variations l Partners: MassCEC, City of Boston, City of Cambridge, City of Winchester 15
- 16. Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Cleaner Energy Future16 Inspector Technical and Safety Trainings l Solar PV Basics and Definitions l Trainings on technical and safety aspects of solar in MA l Overview of model permitting guide and explanation of how it could be use l Trainings and guidance documents can be found at: http://www.mass.gov/eea/energy- utilities-clean-tech/webinar-future- and-archive.html
- 17. Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Cleaner Energy Future Upcoming DOER Solar Resources RSC II: l MA Condominium Guide for Solar PV l MA Residential Financing Guide for Solar PV l Possible additional solar PV permitting and safety trainings for municipal inspectors and first responders l Possible outreach and opportunities on online permitting DOER/CEC: l Residential solar loan program http://www.masscec.com/programs/mass-solar-loan 17
- 18. Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Cleaner Energy Future Project SAPHIRE (Schools & Public Housing IntegraEng Renewables & Efficiency) 18 • 3-‐year project thru 2015 – may be extended • Over $2 million in state and federal funding • Leveraging: • MSBA’s Accelerated Repair • State bond financing • Part of effort to incen0vize renewable thermal • Schools may apply for engineering feasibility studies, and/or project grant funding and low-‐ interest bond financing • No-‐cost feasibility studies only open to public schools not hea0ng with natural gas • All public schools may apply for project implementa0on grants • mass.gov/eea/energy-utilities-clean-tech/renewable- energy/renewable-thermal/saphire-program- renewable-heating-energy-efficiency.html or contact Elise Anderson at [email protected] So far: • 7 feasibility studies complete • 3 ac0ve grants=$810,000 • Ashburnham Overlook • Biomass pellet • S. Berkshire RSD • Biomass pellet • Narraganseb RSC • Biomass chip
- 19. Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Cleaner Energy Future l Organize an Energy Committee l Contact your Regional Coordinator l Get trained on Mass Energy Insight l Talk to other municipalities in your region l Contact your utility about an audit What Can YOU Do? 19
- 20. Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Cleaner Energy Future Contact InformaEon 20 Lisa Capone – Acting Director [email protected] www.mass.gov/energy/greencommunities www.mass.gov/doer Email updates via listserv – Sign up by sending an email to: [email protected] Grant Opportuni0es Page http://www.mass.gov/eea/grants-and-tech-assistance/guidance- technical-assistance/agencies-and-divisions/doer/doer- procurements.html