Rebates for Replacement of Hot Water Heaters, etc.

Rebates are now available through the Appliance Rebate Program to NH residents who are replacing existing home heating systems, including hot water heaters, boilers and furnaces, with more energy efficient models. Included in this program are solar thermal hot water systems, with rebates between $1,350 and $1,650, when combined with other state incentives. The program has been enormously popular and has exceeded its expectations. In the first three weeks, more than 10% of the funds have been issued. For more information on the program, please visit the program’s website.

Draft Minutes of April 12, 2010 Meeting

Atkinson Energy Efficiency Committee
Regular Monthly meeting. Atkinson Town Hall

Attendees:
Judy Wainwright
Michelle Veasey
Michael Mascola
Jim Garrity

AGENDA:
1)EECBG Grant Award: Atkinson was award a grant of up $23,900 for the deep dive energy audits of 8 municipal buildings. A public hearing will be held with the Selectmen on Monday May 3. After the Town accepts the contract, the Town must issue an RFP for the actual work.
- the AEEC will develop the RFP document and scoring sheet
- Timing: work must be completed by March 2012
- Michelle will develop the document draft

2)Spring Workshop: maybe we can get the UNH Cooperative Extension to talk about greening up our yards, etc. We could plan it for next March.

3)Fall Workshop: maybe we could do a workshop on thermal heating safety, thermal tune-up (fire dept thermal enrgy, chimney cleaning, gas/oil tune-ups, pellet/wood-stoves, etc.) sometime in September.

4)Other social networking ideas were discussed such as "Go Green Night" an EPA program for PTO/PTA NightOwls

Meeting adjourned at 8:23pm

Energy Committee Meeting on Monday, April 12th

The Atkinson Energy Committee will meet on Monday, April 12th at 7pm at the Town Hall.
Agenda:
EECBG funding,bid process and action items
Spring Workshop
Community Outreach
Other Business

Atkinson Energy Committee Meets 3/8/10 - Join Us!

The Atkinson Energy Committee will meet on Monday, March 8th at 7pm in Town Hall. The agenda will cover future educational opportunities and ideas for future events. We invite all interested residents to attend!

Button Up NH DVD Available

Interested in learning how to tighten up your home to lower your energy bills? Check out the Button Up NH DVD available at Kimball Library! Kill-a-Watt meters are also available for check out. These meters help you to measure appliance and electronic device energy use - find out what's increasing your electricity bills.

The next meeting of the Energy Committee will be held on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 7pm. The committee meets in the back room of the Town Hall. We invite community members with ideas or interest in reducing the town's energy use to attend!

Button Up NH Workshop

Join the Atkinson Energy Committee on Saturday, February 6th from 10am - Noon at Kimball Public Library for a workshop conducted by an energy experts on how to do an energy audit on your home and make simple changes to save money on your energy bills THIS winter! The workshop is free! Button Up NH is sponsored by Clean Air-Cool Planet and the New England Carbon Challenge.