ARTICLE 15

Energy Savings Programs Stabilization Fund

ARTICLE 15 Energy Savings Programs Stabilization Fund

Move to appropriate the sum of $26,000 to be placed in the Energy Savings Programs Stabilization Fund established under Article 25 of the 2014 Annual Town Meeting, for the purpose of acquiring, installing or otherwise implementing energy saving capital projects; towards the purchase, lease or debt service payments for said items or programs classified as such; and to meet this appropriation, $13,000 to be transferred from Art. 4, FY15 Budget 300: Sudbury Public Schools: Net and $13,000 transferred from Article 4, FY15 Budget 400: Public Works.

Energy Savings Stabilization Fund

• Established last year under M.G.L. Ch.40, Section 5B.

• Purpose:– Allow capture of benefit– Provide visibility– Use for special projects– Relieve pressure on

capital budget

• Requires 2/3 vote

Sudbury Solar

• Started December 16, 2014• 2,400,000 kWh to date• $212,000 in benefit to date

– After cost of electricity generated

• $160,000 annual benefit• Produces a favorable

variance on utility account– Selected meter accounts– 50/50 Town/School– Through March 2015

Sudbury SolarNet Benefit

2014

Facility

Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Jul-14 Aug-14 Sep-14 Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14Total

Savings

DPW 133 511 1,158 1,277 868 1,745 1,931 1,639 1,819 1,077 657 414 13,229

Flynn 108 415 940 1,037 705 1,418 1,569 1,331 1,478 875 534 336 10,749

Fairbanks 142 543 1,230 1,356 922 1,854 2,052 1,741 1,933 1,144 698 440 14,056

Fairbanks Pool 208 799 1,809 1,995 1,356 2,727 3,017 2,560 2,843 1,683 1,027 647 20,671

Library 241 927 2,098 2,314 1,573 3,163 3,500 2,970 3,297 1,952 1,192 751 23,978

Curtis School 599 2,301 5,209 5,745 3,905 7,854 8,689 7,374 8,227 4,847 2,958 1,863 59,571

Loring School 233 895 2,026 2,234 1,519 3,054 3,379 2,868 3,184 1,885 1,150 725 23,151

$1,665 $6,392 $14,469 $15,959 $10,847 $21,816 $24,136 $20,484 $22,780 $13,464 $8,217 $5,176 $165,405

Energy Savings Stabilization Fund

• Request $26,000 transfer from Utility Accounts– $13,000 Town– $13,000 Schools

• No LED lighting or HVAC replacement in FY 16

• Will save for more significant capital project in later year

Prospective Projects• Goodnow Library EMS • Fuel efficient vehicles • Energy Management

System at Curtis • Flynn Building HVAC

(cooling)• Loring School boiler controls• Curtis School roof top HVAC• Haynes School Boilers • Windows and doors

replacement• Retro-Commissioning

Energy Committee

A little plug:Grants to Date: $885,322Rebates: $277,133Total: $1,162,455

Pictures are courtesy of Sudbury Resident Jacob Maalouf

Thank You