April  24,  2013  John  Snell    

The  Green  Community  Experience  in  Lincoln,  MA  

Lincoln,  Massachuse/s  

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Residen2al  •  Community  Forum  •  Low  Carbon  Diet  groups  •  Document  residenFal  

inventory  •  Assess  energy  use  

 

Our  “Inconvenient  Truth”  Phase  

Municipal  •  Organize  uFlity  bills  •  Request  Municipal  

energy  audits  •  Architecture  2030  

Town  bylaw  •  IdenFfy  solar  sites  

Town  Hall  renova2on  -­‐55%  less  energy  use  

Photo  credit:  Colantanio  ConstrucFon    

Lincoln  Community  Forum  

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Residen2al  •  20%  savings  target  •  Sign  Pledge  

•  NSL  Energy  Audits  •  Do  1  thing  

•  Install  energy  monitors  •  Share  data  

•  Review  savings  results  •  ParFcipate  in  NSTAR  

community  program  •  Develop  Greening  

Lincoln  website  

Our  Green  Communi2es  Phase  

Municipal  •  20%  savings  target  •  Web-­‐based  controls  •  Replace  oil  with  gas  •  Steam  conversion  •  Repair  historic  window  •  Air  Source  Heat  Pump  •  BaTery  management  •  Lease  hybrid  cars  •  Lease  electric  car  •  ATend  DOER’s  regional  

meeFngs  

Green  Community  Investments  

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16%  Energy  Savings  aRer  4  years  

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!15,000!!

!20,000!!

!25,000!!

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Pierce!House!

Library!

Public!Safety!

Town!Hall!

Smith!Building!

Hartwell!Buildings!

Brooks!Building!

Town %&ChangeBuildings 2012Pierce&House 92%Library 939%Public&Safety 923%Town&Hall 948%

School %'ChangeBuildings 2012Smith'Building 724%Hartwell'Buildings 22%Brooks'Building 715%

ResidenFal  •  NSTAR  Green  Offering  •  Solarize  MA  with  

Wayland  and  Sudbury  •  More  than  1.2  MW  for  

single  family  homes  in  the  three  communiFes  

•  No  condos  or  other  non-­‐profits  

•  Solar  Bylaw  

•  MAPC  Procurement  •  Condos  or  other  non-­‐

profits?  

Our  Solar  Phase  

Municipal  •  Power  OpFons  

•  1.2  MW  for  Lincoln  Sudbury  High  School  

•  Solarize  MA  •  No  municipal  faciliFes  

•  MAPC  Procurement  •  In  progress  

The  many  faces  of  solar  energy  

ResidenFal  •  Troubleshoot  high  

electricity  use  households  

•  Nest  thermostats?  •  Install  web-­‐accessible,  

hard  wired  electricity  monitors  

•  Town-­‐wide  survey  regarding  next  steps  

Our  Building  Performance  Phase  

Municipal  •  Interval  data  

retrocommission  pilot  project  •  Library  •  Schools  

•  Install  web-­‐enabled  thermostats  in  small  buildings    

Maximize  Building  Performance  

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