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multiplied by the number of kilowatt hours used dur- Report of the ing the month) that appears on each customer's elec- Cape Light Compact tric bill. Other Cape Light Compact Efforts Include: To the Honorable Board of Selectman and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: Cape Light Compact continues to bring energy " education to the Town of Mashpee through The Cape Light Compact was formed in 1997 teacher workshops, conferences, in-class pre- following two years of study and votes of town boards sentations and the NEED Project curriculum of selectmen and town council.It is organized through materials. a formal intergovernmental agreement signed by all 21 member towns and Barnstable and Dukes counties. 34 Low-Income homes were retrofitted for a The purpose of the Cape Light Compact is to advance reduction in energy usage and increased com- the interests of consumers in a competitive electric fort. supply market,including the promotion of energy effi- ciency. Each participating municipality has a repre- Twenty-four Mashpee small business and sentative on the Compact Governing Board, which municipal accounts took advantage of numer- �,, sets policy and works with staff, technical and legal ous energy efficiency opportunities available r : support to advance the Cape Light Compact programs. to them. They received incentives of $95,214.96 and realized energy savings of POWER SUPPLY 237,252 kWh. In 2010, Cape Light Compact (Compact) pro- : vided energy to residents and businesses in accor- Respectfully submitted, dance with a competitive electricity supply contract Steve Lempitski negotiated by the Compact with ConEdison Solutions. Mashpee Representative i After hitting their peak in mid-2008, oil, natural gas, electricity,and other energy markets started to decline. 4 This downward trend in prices continued through Report of the k 2009 and through 2010. The Compact's prices in Cape Cod Commission 2010 were significantly lower than they were in 2008 p and 2009. Prices for electricity are expected to remain low through 2011 due to an abundant supply of natural The Cape Cod Commission is the regional land gas,which is the fuel that sets the electricity rices in e planning and regulatory organization created in _ y P us p g g ry g New England. 1990 to serve the citizens and 15 towns of Barnstable County. The Massachusetts Legislature created the 4 As of December 2010, the Compact had 7,672 Commission in response to concern among Barnstable electric accounts in the Town of Mashpee on its P County residents that development would destroy the energy supply. very assets that make Cape Cod such a special place. ENERGY EFFICIENCY The Cape Cod Commission Act, enacted on March 2, 1990, outlines the purposes, duties, and powers of the ? From January to November 2010, rebates and Cape Cod Commission. other efficiency incentive programs provided to the Town of Mashpee by the Compact totaled approxi- The organization's mission is to protect the mately $352,910 and brought savings to 513 partici- unique values and quality of life on Cape Cod by coor- pants of$121,634.80 or about 608,174 kilowatt-hours dinating a balanced relationship between environmen- t of energy saved for 2010. tal protection and economic progress. The Commission strives to foster a viable year-round Funding for the energy efficiency programs (i.e. economy with thriving economic centers and well- energy audits for homes and businesses,rebates on thepreserved natural habitats and open spaces purchase sustain- purchase of energy efficient appliances and energy able region with strong inter-municipal coordination education in our schools) comes from a monthly cus- and regional infrastructure. tomer "energy conservation" charge ($0.0025 cents 77