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Other Cape Light Compact Efforts Include; Report of the cl Cape Light Compact • The Cape Light Compact continues to bring C energy education to the Town of Mashpee 21 through teacher workshops, conferences and C The Cape Light Compact was formed in 1997 the NEED Project curriculum materials. B following two years of study and votes of town boards ir The PV system at the Mashpee High School as it of selectmen and town council.It is organized through • a formal intergovernmental agreement signed by all part of the "Solarize Our Schools" program 21 member towns and Barnstable and Dukes counties. has generated over 5,541 kWh of electricity The purpose of the Cape Light Compact is to advance and avoided over 9,564 lbs of CO2 since its re the interests of consumers in a competitive electric installation in December, 2006. tl ai supply market,including the promotion of energy effi- N ciency. Each participating municipality has a repre- Seventeen Low-Income homes retrofitted fora b sentative on the Compact Governing Board, which reduction in energy usage and increased com sets policy and works with staff, technical and legal fort' d d support to advance the Cape Light Compact programs. a • The Cape Light Compact energy efficiency n POWER SUPPLY consulting engineer assisted with the design of the Fire Substation and the Mashpee Library In 2008, the Cape Light Compact (Compact) projects. Four Mashpee businesses received c provided energy to residents and businesses in accor- energy efficient lighting upgrades and one dance with a competitive electricity supply contract negotiated by the Compact with ConEdison Solutions. Mashpee business received an energy efficient Oil and natural gas prices were extremely volatile in refrigeration upgrade. g 2008 with oil hitting its peak in July and then falling precipitously. Natural gas prices were also high ear- Respectfully submitted, lier in the year but prices have fallen recently. Since Mashpee Representative—Steve Lempitski T natural gas is the fuel that sets electricity prices in 1 New England,prices for electricity rose for the second half of the year. It is anticipated that electricity prices Report of the 1 will be somewhat lower and more stable in 2009. In ion an environment of extreme price volatility, the Conservation COmm1SS i Compact continues to work towards stable pricing for consumers. 1 To the Honorable Board of Selectman and the As of December 2008, the Compact had 8,839 Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: electric accounts in the Town of Mashpee on its energy supply. Mission Statement: ENERGY EFFICIENCY It is the goal of the Mashpee Conservation From January to October 2008,rebates and other Commission to protect the Town's precious natural efficiency incentive programs provided to the town of resources by utilizing the provisions set forth in the Mashpee by the Compact totaled approximately Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act (MGL Ch. $81,175 brought savings to 297 participants of 131 Sec. 40) and Ch. 172 of the Mashpee Town By he Mashpec _ mission oft P ' watt hours of ever Laws. Furthermore, it is the $55,832 or about 279,161 kilo energy saved for 2008. Conservation Commission to protect and enhance the The Town of Mashpee's conservation land and open Funding for the energy efficiency programsl space parcels for the enjoyment of our citizens and (i.e. energy audits for homes and businesses, rebates visitors to our town. on the purchase of energy efficient appliances and energy education in our schools) comes from a 2008 has been a busy year for the Conservation monthly customer "energy conservation" charge Commission. We've hired a new Assistant Agent, ($0.0025 cents multiplied by the number of kilowatt Elizabeth Leidhold, who brings a significant amount hours used during the month) that appears on each of conservation experience to the position. Liz has customer's electric bill. been a welcome addition to the department. 102