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Haines Borough Energy Sustainability Commission

July 7, 2009, 6:00 PM, Assembly Chambers, Public Safety Building

Agenda {Download}

Minutes - Draft, June 2, 2009 {Download}

Commissioners' Reports

  • Update on Shubee Lake/Connelly Lake Hydroelectric project sites - Commissioner Gonce
  • Update on Streetlight May - Commissioners Gonce & Hansen

Coordinator's Report {Download}

Additional Topics Not Covered in Narrative Report:

  • Haines Borough Emergency Conservation Plan {Download}
  • Rotochopper Inc., regional sales manager, Murray McIntyre, to be in Haines July 23.
  • Proposal for Swimming Pool Light retrofit and Metering Project submitted for funding with Federal Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant.
  • Net Metering:
    • Order of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) Issuing Proposed Regulations for Comment, R-09-1, Order No. 2 {Download}
    • Net Metering Lanugage proposed by RCA, amending 3 AAC 50 by adding new Article 3. Net Metering Standards {Download}
    • Comments must be filed by 4 PM July 13, 2009.
    • How to submit comments:
  • Declaration of Intention filed with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by Alaska Power & Telephone Company, May 18, for Connelly Lake Hydroelectric Project, Docket No. DI09-9. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and/or motions is July 6, 2009. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and are availalbe at http://www.ferc.gov.

Old Business

1) Draft Amendments to the Haines Borough Comprehensive Plan related to Energy

  • First Draft presented June 2 by Commissioners Hedden and Hansen {Download}

2) Draft Final Report to the Haines Borough Assembly

  • First Draft presented June 2 by Commissioner Aronson {Download}
  • Second draft prepared by Coordinator, June 19 {Download}

3) ESC Booth at the Southeast Alaska State Fair: List of Energy Consultants {Download}

New Business

1) Presentation from AMERESCO, an energy services company. Publications in red are "highly recommended" by Michael Bartlett, AMERESCO Account Executive. Mr. Bartlett will be presenting to the Commission.

  • Background document: Introduction to Energy Performance Contracting
  • AMERESCO Corporate background {Download}Four pages describing who Ameresco is and what Ameresco does.
  • About AMERESCO {Download}
  • AMERESCO renewable energy projects:
  • AMERESCO energy conservation, efficiency retrofits
    • School Districts {Download}Case study examples, K-12; good overview of projects.
    • Sherrad Schools, 600 kW Wind Turbine {Download}Example of how Ameresco can not only develop the appropriate right sized solution but also help find money to pay for it and then finance the remainder.
    • Nottoway County Schools {Download}
    • Cumberland County Schools {Download}
    • Peak load mitigation {Download}
    • Portsmouth City Schools {Download}
    • Loudon County Schools {Download}
    • Great Lakes Navy Training Center {Download} Example of how Ameresco works with customers as a team member.
    • Elemendorf Airforce Base {Download} {Download} Example of an Alaskan project.
    • Naval Support Activity, PA {Download}
    • State of Arizona {Download}
  • AMERESCO systems monitoring systems
  • AMERESCO Navy Utilities Privatization Support {Download}{Download}