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and advanced metering infrastructure (AMT) ENERGY EFFICIENCY investments. The Compact's key concern Jan—Dec 2022 #of Customer kWh Saved Rebates/Incentives is that municipal aggregations and their Participants Savings raid to Customers Low Income 169 $15,047.00 75,235 $420,246.39 competitive suppliers be able to access the Residential 992 $72.780.60 363,903 $799,874.62 data available through smart meters in order Commercial 87 $149,664.60 748,323 $450,430.t9 Total 1,248 $237,492.20 1,187,461 $1,67Q551.20 to design and offer time varying electric rates to their customers. Funding for the energy efficiency programs (i.e. • Electric vehicles (DPU docket 21-90): energy audits for homes and businesses, rebates on the purchase of energy efficient appliances and ° The Compact participated in this docket with energy education in our schools) comes from the a focus on ensuring that Cape & Vineyard monthly customer "energy conservation" charge on customers are able to benefit from the Make each customers' electric bill, which is multiplied by Ready incentives available to customers for the number of kilowatt hours used during the month installing electric vehicle supply equipment. ($0.04053 for residential customers and $0.01726 for The docket remains open. commercial and industrial customers). • Eversource rate case(DPU docket 22-22): • This rate case determines the charges Eversource is allowed to impose on the distribution side of the electric bill, meaning that this rate case affects all residents and Report of the businesses on Cape Cod and Martha's Community Garden Advisory Vineyard. • The Compact focused on Eversource's rate Committee design proposal to advocate for equitable allocation of costs between rate groups and To the honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens rate classes. of the Town of Mashpee: • The Compact also focused on the bill impacts of Eversource's proposed increase to the fired The Mashpee Community Garden Advisory customer charge. Committee (MCGAC) was established by the Town of Mashpee Board of Selectmen on May 21, 2018 to • Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target(SMART) advise and assist the Town with respect to the creation, (DPU docket 20-145): maintenance, and improvement of the Mashpee ° The Compact participated in this docket with Community Garden located off 400 Main Street(Route a focus on allowing customers of municipal 130). This property is owned by the Town of Mashpee aggregations to benefit from the SMART and is under the jurisdiction of the Mashpee Historic program's Low-Income Community Shared District Commission. Solar incentives.The docket remains open. The MCGAC's charge is to work in conjunction In the fall of CY22, the Compact redesigned its with Town officers/agencies and other interested Cape & Vineyard Electrification Offering (CVEO) organizations/individuals to: to align with legislation that passed as part of the Massachusetts Climate Act in the summer of 2022.The a) improve and enhance the value and appearance redesigned CVEO would serve 100 non-gas heated of the Community Garden and other garden sites; low- and moderate-income participants,installing cold b) create a space and an opportunity for individuals, climate heat pumps and solar PV. A limited number children, families, and community organizations of customers would also receive battery storage. The to cultivate gardens for food and flowers and to Compact filed its redesigned CVEO with the DPU in learn about growing fresh vegetables; and November 2022 and awaits an order. c) provide agricultural/horticultural educational programs,activities,and other related community benefits. HISTORY The Mashpee Community Garden was first organized in the mid-2000's under Town auspices. 107