September 2010Meeting

Solar in the home

Thank you!

• NStar

• Needham Bank

• Middlesex Savings Bank

Our community sponsors:

Our project supporters:

• Dedham Savings Bank• Needham Education Foundation

Agenda

• Welcome

• Needham 1,000

• Green Needham Updates– Green Needham Projects– Partners

• Solar in the Home – Sunlight Solar

• Q&A

Needham 1,000

• 10% Challenge in 2009– Community organizations reached out to their members/families– About 490 households took the 10% Challenge, saving energy & money, making

commitments keeping 4 million pounds of CO2 out of the atmosphere

• Reach 1,000 during Needham’s Tercentennial Year– Represents about 10% of Needham households

In this Tercentennial year, Green Needham Collaborative commends the following groups,

organizations and businesses for their outstanding efforts to reduce energy use and for their commitment

to a sustainable future for Needham

Recognize participating organizations with a commemorative plaque

Project Updates

• Wind Power Study at the RTS– Met Tower RFP & Installation this fall– Exploring “Engineer in Residence” at High School for formal

Wind Study

• Solar Power Feasibility at the RTS– Potential for 1 – 1.5 MW solar installation– Seeking funding for feasibility study ($5,000 -

$10,000)

Project Updates

• Green Communities– 35 Communities qualified in May, 2010

• Shared in $7 million competitive grant fund

• Another funding round this fall

– Targeting Needham qualification in Spring, 2011• Selectmen & Town Manager commit to municipal energy reduction

goals

• Planning Board working on Zoning By-Law for Spring, 2011 TM

• Selectmen & Town Meeting approval of “stretch” energy code

• Home Energy Efficiency Improvement Seminars– Helping overcome the barriers to making energy saving improvements

– Will schedule for community groups, houses of worship, businesses…

Partners

• Bay Colony Rail Trail– www.baycolonyrailtrail.org, or email to baycolonyrailtrail@gmail.com.

• Green Kids– Debbie Schmill mannschmill@rcn.com

• Needham Bikes– www.needhambikes.org, or email tstaley@gmail.com.

• The Needham Community Farm:– Debbie Schmill mannschmill@rcn.com

• Needham Friends of Woods and Waters– Sam Bass Warner (781) 449-1184

• Needham League of Women Voters Climate Action Committee– Eleanor Rosellini efosell@aol.com

• Needham League of Women Voters Transportation Group – Tad Staley (tstaley@gmail.com) or Susan McGarvey

(susanmcgarvey@verizon.net)

Details on the Green Needham blog (9/21)

Solar in the Home

Chris RobinsonSunshine Solar

Green Needham Collaborative:– www.GreenNeedham.org

• Green Needham Collaborative Blog– www.GreenNeedham.org/blog

• 10% Energy Challenge– challenge.GreenNeedham.org