Energy Management Services

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Energy Management Services

• Special Town Meeting Presentation
• October 19, 2009

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Energy Management Services

• MGL Chapter 25A Section 11I
• Process
• Allows municipalities to send out a Request for
  Qualifications (RFQ), seeking services of an
  Energy Services Company (ESCO)
• Interested companies respond by bidding for the
  project
• Municipalities consider bids using a specific
  list of criteria set forth in the law
• Municipality enters into contract for energy
  services with winning ESCO

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Energy Management Services

• What do Energy Services Companies do?
• Chosen ESCO works with Town to perform an energy
  audit of town buildings which will locate where
  energy efficiency upgrades are most needed
• Town enters into a performance contract with ESCO
  after audit to install energy efficient facility
  improvements identified in audit.
• Work under contract is paid for by energy savings
  that result from installed efficiency measures.
• REVENUE NEUTRAL

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Energy Management ServicesRevenue Neutral
Process Improvements Paid For With Savings
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Energy Management Services

• Benefits to Marshfield
• Town pays nothing in long run, and process frees
  up revenue for town after efficiency measures are
  paid for
• Efficiency measures will make our town buildings
  and schools more healthy and comfortable and
  lower maintenance costs
• Marshfields greenhouse gas footprint will be
  reduced
• Annual energy savings estimated to be at least
  20-25 - and these savings are guaranteed by ESCO

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Energy Management Services

• Where is Marshfield in this Process?
• ESCO Review Team
• Gia Lane Chair Energy Committee
• Jamie Beard Planning Board and Energy Committee
• Dr. George Cicchetti Energy Committee
• Thomas Miller School Business Manager
• Michael Clancy Building Commissioner
• Rocco J. Longo Town Administrator

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• Where is Marshfield in this Process?
• Team reviewed bids /interviewed five candidates
  and rated ESCOs based on required criteria
• Candidate pool was narrowed to the top three
  ESCOs based on the required criteria. Honeywell
  received the highest rating of the five ESCOs
• Upon passage of this article, the town will enter
  into negotiations with Honeywell for the energy
  audit phase of this process

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Energy Management Services

• Next Steps and Schedule
• Oct 19, 2009 The Special Town Meeting voted to
  authorize the transfer of 62,240 to cover energy
  audit.
• Winter-Spring 2009/2010 Conduct energy audit.
• March/ April 2010 Energy efficiency measures and
  project scope finalized.
• April 2010 Energy audit results presented to the
  Annual Town Meeting get approval to execute the
  revenue neutral performance contract to install
  efficiency measures.
• Post Annual Town Meeting Begin construction on
  energy efficiency upgrades.

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• Performance contracting allows communities to
  move forward immediately to implement
  (efficiency) projects in a timely and efficient
  manner, reducing energy consumption at a time
  when costs are skyrocketing.
• -Massachusetts Municipal Association