cscr government #2: renewable energy for local govt's. don barber, town of caroline
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Climate SmartClimate Ready
Energy SecurityLocal Government Response
Don Barber
Caroline Town Supervisor
Where Is Caroline?
How did Caroline start talking Energy?
Community Energy Offer
Town Board Leadership
Community Response
• Financial
• Activism
Creating Energy Independent Caroline
Lighten-Up Caroline
Goal: Engage Community in Dialog about
Energy Independence
• By contacting every household in Caroline
• Build Community by being part of something bigger than oneself
• 1400 CFL saves $ 70,000
and 705,000 tons of CO2
Lighten-Up Caroline
Process:
Volunteers- Planning….
Find Sponsors
Sew Green – Drop off Bags
Delivery day- 1400 houses in one day
Press
Office Building
Planning
Site
Capture Solar
Energy Conservation
Contain costs
Office Building
• Floor plan
Office Building Powered by Sun
Office Building Heated by Earth
• Geothermal
• 3.5:1 efficiency
• $70/ month
Heat, A/C of Office
& all electric needs
Tighten-Up Caroline
Town Government leads
Historic town hall and Town Barns
NYSERDA Grant $30,000
Caroline 20% share
Scope of Work
Tighten-Up Caroline
Tighten – Up Caroline Community
County Goal: 80% reduction by 2050
Caroline Community Dialog around Dish to Pass
Identify and remove barriers
On-Bill Financing
Housing Rehab Grant
Bringing Solar Home
SolarizeTompkinsSE.org
How will Solarize Tompkins SE Work?
• We will make solar power more accessible through community purchasing– Competitive bidding by installers expecting 30 or more jobs will
bring down price– Vetting process during proposal evaluation promotes confidence
by community members
• Education and community discussions • Reduced technical choices, best prices, limited time offer-
will spur a surge in installations• Stimulation of the solar market is expected to be long-term,
with an engaged and informed public, and a new perception of how effective and accessible solar power is.
Solarize will Offer Several Options
• Direct Purchase versus Leasing; low-interest loans
• Solar Photo-Voltaic (PV; electricity)
• Solar thermal
• Ground Mounted and roof Mounted
Where Do We Go From Here?
Energy Independence
Food Independence
Economic Independence
"Do not ask for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee.“
poet John Donne
