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Regional Initiative in Southwest NH
SWRPC
TOWN Baseline Report
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Town Overview
Analysis by Sector
Building Performance
Recommendations
Regional Context Analysis
Next Steps, Resources, Methods
Quick Chemistry Lesson
• BTU (British Thermal Unit)
–The amount of energy needed to
raise 1 gallon of water 1 degree
Fahrenheit.
(Kind of like a calorie except in the English system)
TOWN Municipal Sectors
Energy Use
0%
Municipal Buildings
Vehicle Fleet
Buildings
Street Lights
Fleet
52%
1,100
MMbtu’s
1,000
Mmbtu’s
48%
Water & Sewage
0%
Waste
Energy Costs
2%
0%
Municipal Buildings
41%
Fleet
$18,000
57%
Buildings
Vehicle Fleet
$13,000
Street Lights
Water & Sewage
Waste
TOWN Municipal Buildings
Energy Cost
Energy Use
8%
7%
16%
Town Hall
Muni Bldg / Fire
41%
25%
Town Hall
Muni Bldg / Fire
Library
37%
Library
Town garage
14%
Town garage
52%
TOWN Building Energy Intensity
120
100
80
Site energy intensity (kBtu/sq ft)
60
Average Site kBtu/sq ft for
building type
40
20
0
Town Hall Muni Bldg
/ Fire
Library
Town
garage
300
250
200
Source energy intensity
(kBtu/sq ft)
150
Average source kBtu/sq. ft for
building type
100
50
0
Town Hall Muni Bldg /
Fire
Library
Town
garage
Energy Use
(MMBtu)[1]
Energy
Use
(%)
Equivalent CO2
(tons)
Equivalent CO2
(%)
Energy
Cost
(US$)
Energy
Cost %
Municipal
Buildings
1,033
48
59
37
13,046
41
Vehicle Fleet
1,129
52
98
62
18,219
57
Street Lights
1
0
0
0
96
0
Water & Sewage
0
0
0
0
0
0
Waste
0
0
2
1
630
2
2,163
100
159
100
31,991
100
Municipal Sector
Total
TOWN Energy Inventory
Energy
Use
(MMBtu)
Energy %
CO2
emissions
(tons)[1]
CO2 %
Energy
Cost (US$)
Energy
Cost %
Town Hall
80
8
8
15
2,058
16
Muni Bldg - Fire
379
37
30
58
6,898
52
Library
143
14
11
21
3,215
25
Town garage
430
41
3
6
876
7
1032
100
100
13,047
100
Name of Building
Total
52
Next Steps
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Review of Planning Documents & Policies
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Behavioral Change Program at Municipal Building & Library
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Weatherization and Insulation of Municipal Building, Library,
and Town Hall
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Lighting Assessment & Implementation of Alternative
Strategies
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Environmentally-Preferable Purchasing (EPP) / Energy Star
buying strategy
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Reduce Fuel Consumption for Vehicle Fleet
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Investigate & Implement Alternative Energies
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Create an Energy Savings Trust Fund
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REMOVE, REDUCE, REPLACE, OFFSET
REGIONAL INVENTORY
SWRPC
Regional Energy Use (MMBtu)
Waste
0%
Residential
30%
Transportation
42%
Industrial
9%
Commercial
19%
Electricity Power Supply
New Hampshire
Oil
12%
New England
12%
Hydro
Pumped Storage 6%
Hydro
5%
Nuclear
15%
Oil
22%
Coal
14%
30%
Nuclear
3%
Misc
Coal 9%
29%
Natural Gas
3%
Misc
40%
Natural Gas
What we spend
as a region on heating our homes,
water and cooking…
• Electricity:
• Heating Oil:
• Propane:
$4,208,367
$40,072,250
$68,321,942
$20,897,563
2005
70%
PSNH (kwh): $0.117
Light Fuel Oil (us gal): $2.254
Propane (us gal): $2.155
If we spent what we spend on home heating
oil on other items, we could afford to…
Provide Medicaid to 29,000 people
(or all of Keene + Peterborough)
Provide a university education to 360 students
Hire 2,000 full-time teachers for a year
Build 180,000 low-income Housing Units
Plant 9 billion trees
Brew 9 million gallons of homemade beer
Use the New Hampshire
Carbon Challenge
A UNH initiative committed to
providing residents and
communities with the support
necessary to reduce their
residential CO2 emissions by
10,000 pounds per year.
Households using the
Carbon Challenge …
Save an average of $833
dollars in energy costs.
Strategies for Energy Committees
To Utilize the Challenge
• Identify the strong community organizations within your
town
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The Public Library – Hampstead Public Library
The Schools - Rye Carbon Challenge
A Faith-based Group – Sanbornton UCC
The Chamber of Commerce or Rotary – Mount Washington
Valley C of C Green Team
• Build a collaborative residential Carbon Challenge with
key partners
– Takes the burden off one organization (the LEC)
– Builds stronger networks for reaching citizens
– Builds support for future energy reduction projects
• Utilize the NH Carbon Challenges web-based tools,
presenters and project experience
Next Steps
• Present Information to All Decision-Makers
• Integrate Municipal Recommendations into Existing
Plans & Begin to Implement
• Resources: Jordan Institute for Schools, Meet –
Ups, Carbon Offset Report, Carbon Neutrality
Report, Community Toolkit
• Begin Prioritizing Municipal Recommendations
• Take PowerPoint to Community Groups
• Regional Plan Input in Fall 2009
www.cleanair-coolplanet.org
Christa Koehler
Community Program Manager
603. 422-6464
[email protected]