Hollis Energy Committee Presentation To Local Energy Solutions Conference Hollis, NH March 21,, 2015...

Hollis Energy CommitteePresentation

To

Local Energy Solutions Conference

Hollis, NHMarch 21,, 2015

Venu RaoChair, HEC

Hollis Energy Committee

Committee Members:1. Troy Brown (Hollis Town Administrator)

2. Stacy Diamantini (Facilities Energy Management)

3. Christine Furman (NH Assembly Member – Retired)

4. Woody Hayes (Pilot, Jet Blue Airlines)

5. Chris Heiter (Hitachi)

6. Mike Leavitt (Prog. Manager, BAE SYSTEMS-Retired)

7. Venu Rao (Prog. Manager, Lockheed – Retired)

8. Eric Ryherd (Computer Engineer & Entrepreneur)

Hollis Energy Committee

Hollis Energy Committee (HEC) came into existence in September 2009 with the Charter:

To promote energy conservation and efficiency through sustainable energy

practices

Hollis Energy Committee

We planned to meet our Charter goals in two phases:

Phase I: Convert all municipal buildings to be energy efficient and maintain up to date EPA Portfolio Manager

Phase II: Develop sustainable energy sources for electricity, heating/cooling, and transportation

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EPA Portfolio Manager:

Set-up EPA Portfolio Manager for Hollis municipal buildings

EPA Portfolio Manager gave us a clear priority for addressing energy efficiency and conservation issues

It was very clear that upgrading the electrical lighting had the greatest return on the investment

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Phase I Efforts: Energy Efficiency & Conservation

Received $250,000 federal grant and $245,000 interest free loan from PSNH – 2012

Upgraded all the electrical lighting systems

Working with NRPC, signed PPARealizing a combined savings of $128K/yr.

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Phase I Efforts: Energy Efficiency & Conservation

Using $70K of Federal Grant, performed ASHREA Level III energy audits

We now have a road map to future energy efficiency & conservation activities

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Phase II Efforts: (Renewable Energy Strategies) Heating and Hotwater:Received a grant from NH Wood Energy Council in July 2014 for feasibility study for Hollis District Heating System using wood chips. Feasibility study is just completed

Electricity:We will work in collaboration with SAU41 and NRPC to develop PV solar, Geothermal, and Wind Energy strategies for Hollis and towns that are willing to work together with us.

Transportation:Conduct feasibility studies for use of bio-fuels and emerging technologies

Heating & Hot Water SolutionTown & School Buildings

Why Woodchip (Biomass) Systems:

Saves Hollis Tax payers $$$ BTU to BTU, wood chips are 70% cheaper than oil (wood

pellets are 50% cheaper) Cost of woodchips very stable for last decade (3% increase)

Keeps fuel dollars in local economy & helps create jobs in New Hampshire Over 80% of heating in NH is supplied by imported fossil

fuels NH exports about $1 Billion annually to import fossil

heating fuels NH is second most dependent state in the country on

heating oil (Maine is #1)

Renewable and Sustainable 84% of NH is forest Wood chip based district heating systems are matured

technology

Current Fuel cost$130,000.00/yr.

Proposed FuelCost - $50,000/yr.

Estimated Savings$80,000.00/yr.

Hollis Energy Committee

Hollis Energy Committee Web site:

Hollisnh.org/energy

Contact Hollis Energy Committee Chair:

HollisEnergyChair@gmail.com