Town energy committees
As more people in more towns and cities become conscious of the need to change individual and collective patterns of energy use, formal and informal energy committees are being formed in many places. To date, almost all of the nine North Quabbin towns have convened or are about to convene energy committees.
Click on the links below to find out more about what's happening in some area towns!
Guidelines and resolution language
The Center for Ecological Technology
has put together a set of guidelines for those interested in forming an energy
committee in their town. Click
here for the guidelines.
For information on Town Energy Committees in Vermont, see the guidelines from the
Sustainable
Energy Resource Group.
Co-op Power has shared language generated by Rob Garrity of the Mass Climate Action
Network for a resolution to bring to your select board and town meeting:
To see if the Town shall establish a "Clean Energy Committee" for the purpose of investigating and making recommendations to the Selectmen on opportunities to reduce energy consumption, promote energy conservation or promote the development of clean energy generating facilities. Said committee shall have no fewer than five members, appointed by the Selectmen for three year terms.