Town Report for
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The FY17 [July 2016 – June 2017] focus of the NEC once again included home weatherization and solar installations, as well as support for other, larger solar projects.
For the Weatherize Upper Valley campaign, Norwich teamed up with Thetford, Hartford, and Hartland in a new approach organized by Vital Communities. Four vetted contractors provided town residents with weatherization quotes without first doing the usual $400 home energy audit. Publicity included a display at the library, snow men around town, an open house, an information table at Town Meeting, and outreach at the transfer station. 15 Norwich homeowners committed to energy improvements through this 6-month campaign, which compares well to the average of 13.5 over 12 months (2013-15). Through the Committee's 5th Solarize campaign, again with Norwich Solar Technologies and Solaflect Energy, 55 additional households chose solar electricity through 2016. Other activities:
The NEC meets regularly on the fourth Tuesday of every month, at 7 pm at Tracy Hall. For more information, contact Linda Gray (649-2032, [email protected]). Chair: Linda Gray (term ends 3/2018) Vice-Chair: Norm Levy (3/2018) Susan Hardy (3/2020) Suzanne Leiter (3/2019) Jonathan Teller-Elsberg (3/2020) |