CSCR Government #2: Renewable Energy for Local Govt's. Don Barber, Town of Caroline

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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

Don Barber

[email protected]

(607) 539-3395