Presentation at 2014 Massachusetts Sustainable Communities and Campuses Conference

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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Deval L. Patrick, Governor
Richard K. Sullivan, Jr., Secretary
Mark Sylvia, Commissioner
Green Communities Division
Updates
Meg Lusardi, Director
Green Communities Division
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Community & Campus
Sustainability
Systems & Solutions
April 17, 2014

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Massachuse(s:
Cleaner
Energy
is
Part
of
Our
Future
Priori9es
of
the
Patrick
Administra9on:
l Global
Warming
Solu/ons
Act
– GHG
reduc/on
goals:
25%
by
2020;
80%
by
2050
l Green
Jobs
Act
– 2013
Clean
Jobs
report:
11.8%
inc
in
clean
energy
jobs
from
2012
–
2013
l Green
Communi/es
Act
– Energy
Efficiency
– Renewables
Investment
– Crea9on
of
the
Green
Communi9es
Division
within
DOER
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Gov. Patrick announces
clean energy investments

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Meet the Green Communities!
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l Grant allocations based on a $125K base plus a population/per
capita income formula; maximum $1M.
Ø Range from $130,725 in Hatfield to $1M for Boston
l Close to $30M awarded in total for both designation and
competitive grants programs
l Projects being funded include energy conservation measures,
solar PV projects, incremental costs for hybrid vehicles.
l 91 projects complete to date (68 designation, 23 competitive)
Ø Total Project Costs - $
Ø Total GC grant funds used - $17.07M
Ø Total Utility incentives - $
Ø Projected annual savings ($)- $
Ø Projected annual savings (MMBTU) –XXX, which equals XXX homes
Ø Projected annual GHG savings – X,XXX metric tonnes (= X,XXX
cars)
Green Communities Designation and Grant
Program – the 123
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Green Communities Division -
Programs & Resources for Municipalities
• Green
Communi/es
Designa/on
and
Grant
Program
• MassEnergyInsight
energy
tracking
and
analysis
tool
• Municipal
Energy
Efficiency
Program
• Energy
Management
Services
Technical
Assistance
• Owner’s
Agent
Technical
Assistance
• Partnerships
with
MassCEC
–
Solarize
Mass
and
Community
Energy
Strategic
Planning
• MassachuseWs
Municipal
Energy
Group
(MMEG)
Ø Website
filled
with
tools
&
resources
www.mass.gov/energy/greencommuni/es
Ø Email
updates
via
listserv
–
Sign
up
by
sending
an
email
to:
join-­‐ene-­‐greencommuni/es@listserv.state.ma.us

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Green Communities Division:
What’s Up and Coming?
l Energy Managers Grants
l Water/ Wastewater Grants
l Municipal Light Plant (MLP) Grants
l Upcoming Owner’s Agent Technical Assistance
l New solar zoning documents
l Regulations for Designation and Grant Program
l Designation and Grant Program Progress Report

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Green Communities Division
Energy Managers Grants
l $1.7M total available over a 2-year period
– Funding in Year 2 reduced
– Year 2 funding dependant upon outcomes in year 1
l Seed funding for a long-term Energy Manager position
l Part-time and Full-time positions
l Education and outreach at community-wide
level as well as schools part of position
l Goal to announce before the end of April

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Green Communities Division
Water/Wastewater Grants
l $1.5M available to public municipal or district water and
wastewater facilities for shovel-ready clean energy projects
l Maximum grant available is $200K
– Awards for applications with funding requests of less than $100,000 will
be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications accepted
beginning on April 16, 2014 and continuing until April 23, 2014.
– Applications with a gap funding request of $100,000-$200,000 will be
evaluated upon a competitive basis. Evaluated based on cost
effectiveness, total projected energy savings and cost-share provided.
Due April 23, 2014
l Partnership with MassDEP in collaboration
with MassCEC and US EPA
l Contact: Aimee.Powelka@state.ma.us

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Green Communities Division
Municipal Light Plant (MLP) Grants
l $1.5M available for MLP energy efficiency programs; must
include funds for a municipal efficiency project
– Requests can range from $100K - $250K per MLP
– Partnership with DOER Energy Efficiency Division
l Entities acting on behalf of one or more MLPs are eligible
l Must commit to providing municipal energy
use data to MassEnergyInsight (MEI)
l Quarterly and final reports will be required
that include efficiency program metrics,
measurement and verification (M&V) methodology
l Deadline: April 30th
l Contact: Aimee.Powelka@state.ma.us

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Green Communities Division
Owner’s Agent Technical Assistance
l Funding for independent third parties who aid municipalities,
in the negotiation, development and management of projects,
or who perform studies to support the development of clean
energy projects
l $12,500 Maximum award available;
first come, first serve basis
l Post-EECBG/ARRA support,
$540,840 distributed to date
l For upcoming round, adding assistance for community
shared solar
l Will offer annually in the spring

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Green Communities Division
New Model Solar Zoning Documents
l Responds to identified need to help communities establish
solar energy regulations
l Addresses small-, medium- and large-scale roof- and ground-
mounted systems
l Reflects statutory limits on municipal ability to regulate solar
energy systems
– Chapt 40A – Solar systems may not be prohibited or unreasonably
regulated; “reasonable” not defined

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20 % Reduction
QUESTIONS
RFI
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Green Communities Division
Regulations for Designation and Grant
Program
l Milestones being reached, e.g.
20% reduction – what’s next ??
l Will track framework of guidance documents
and address questions that have arisen since
the Program’s inception
l Will provide predictability for potential
and current Program participants
l Will flow from responses received from
Request for Information

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Green Communities Division
Designation and Grant Program Progress
Report
l How is it going?
l Include data from Annual Reporting
l Sharing Experiences
l What can we do better?

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Green Communities Division
Other
l Webinars – see list on our website. Upcoming topics
– New solar zoning documents – May 28th, 1pm
– Tell us what you want to hear about!
l Community Energy Resiliency Grants
– Contact: Amy.McGuire@state.ma.us
l Recommended best practices for solar
permitting
– Contact: Emma.Krause@state.ma.us
l Collaboration with other States: New York,
Maryland, Rhode Island
NY

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Contact
Informa9on
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Meg Lusardi - Director
meg.lusardi@state.ma.us
www.mass.gov/energy/greencommunities
www.mass.gov/doer
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Grant
Opportuni/es
Page
http://www.mass.gov/eea/grants-and-tech-assistance/guidance-
technical-assistance/agencies-and-divisions/doer/doer-
procurements.html