Washington Energy Committee

Present: Johanna Young Andrew Hatch, Al Krygeris

• Discussed getting in touch with the Warm Neighbors group in Dunbarton to invite ourselves there to see how they use their thermal imaging camera.
• Al attended the Planning Board hearing on behalf of WEC and answered questions as needed.
• Andrew is on a Planning Board sub-committee to talk about “next steps” for the town plan. There is a meeting on Oct. 19^th with Jean Cluck where actions will be assigned.
• In mid-November there will be an all-boards meeting during the day to review the Action Plan – date TBA.
• We received the formal notification via snail mail that we were awarded the grant of $995 to purchase a thermal camera. A report is due on 9-24-16. Andrew has already purchased the camera at lower cost so difference could be used to purchase materials such as window kits
• Andrew contacted Tim Wolfe via email to confirm that Mr. Wolfe still would like to be a test case for thermal imaging of heat loss.
• Diane Reinhardt, director of weatherization program at COVER in WRJ did a walk-thru at the Gibsons, residents who had asked WEC for advise, to see what weatherization projects they could do to save energy in their new historic home. They have unusual windows so normal window covering will not work for their home. They were appreciative of the tips.
• COVER does weatherization projects for low-income clients. Diane has been with COVER for 20 years and therefore has a lot of experience. Diane suggested a blower door is the best way to find leaky spots in a home. She also said we could purchase window covers at wholesale price from COVER. They get their kits from a company in NJ.  COVER does about 80 weatherization projects a year, saving about 123 gallons yearly.
• Meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm. Al joined the meeting towards the end as he was at the Select Board Meeting.

Respectfully submitted by,

Johanna Young, Secretary Pro Temps