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necessary. In addition,"thanks"also needs to go to the In 2003, there were about 3,569 metered electric support that our department has received from our customers in Mashpee. The electric customers who Town Selectmen and Town Administrator, Joyce established accounts after March of 1998,formerly on Mason, that has been outstanding in being able to Default Supply service, saved approximately $57,544' assist us by providing the necessary funds to operate through the competitive electricity supply contract the events that are special to Mashpee, and that make negotiated by the Cape Light Compact with Mirant, the town a true down-home community. For calendar year 2003, rebates and other efficiency incentive programs provided to the Town by the Respectfully submitted, Compact totaled approximately$170,364 brought say. Augustus C. Frederick, Jr. ings to 427 participants of $22,959 or about 163,990 Leisure Service Director kilowatt-hours of energy saved for 2003. Funding for the various energy efficiency pro- grams (i.e. energy audits for homes and businesses, rebates on the purchase of energy efficient appliances and energy education in our schools) comes from a �r monthly customer "energy conservation" charge ($0.0025 cents multiplied by the number of kilowatt hours used during the month) that appears on each customer's bill. This year,the Compact sponsored a regional effi- ciency awareness campaign. This campaign was tar- geted toward citizens who attend town meeting. Prior to the start of town meeting, each attendee received a free energy efficient light bulb and a pamphlet explain- - - ing ways to save on monthly energy bills,replacement appliances and home improvements. Other Cape Light Compact efforts include: • Energy Fairs • Traffic Signal Retrofit Project2 • Coordination with National Energy Education Development (NEED) to train teachers and implement the energy educa- Report of the tion program in the third, fourth, and fifth grades across the Cape and Vineyard. Cape' Light Compact I The 2003 calendar year savings through 12/31/03 for the Town of Mashpee Activities Town of Mashpee is projected to be $57,544 through the Compact/Mirant default pilot power supply service. Mashpee Representative—Jim Marr 2 Through this Retrofit Project all traffic signals,in partici- pating towns who own and operate traffic signals, had the The Cape Light Compact was formed in 1997 incandescent lamps replaced with high efficiency light following two years of study and votes of town boards emitting diodes (LEDs). LEDs use 80-90% less electricity and operate up to 10 years before needing replacement. of selectmen and town council.It is organized through through this project are estimat- Annual electricity savings a formal intergovernmental agreement signed by all 21 ed to be$37,OOO. g g p J member towns and Barnstable and Dukes counties. The purpose of the Cape Light Compact is to advance the interests of consumers in a competitive electric supply market,including the promotion of energy effi- ciency.Each participating municipality has a represen- tative on the Compact Governing Board, which sets policy and works with staff, technical and legal sup- port to advance the Cape Light Compact programs. 138