Green Committee
Members
Stu Besnoff (Chair), term expires 2024
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Jan Bradley (Vice Chair), term expires 2026
Bob Meyers (Treasurer), term expires 2025
Marnie Meyers (Secretary), term expires 2025
Kai Nalenz
Meetings
Meetings posted at Town Offices
Apppointed by Select Board for 3 year terms
Description
Members of the Windsor Green Committee are appointed by the Select Board to help improve the environmental sustainability of activity in the Town of Windsor. This includes residential, commercial, and municipal property. Committee actions include:
Outreach and education to town residents and businesses,
Application for higher level government grant programs,
Work with town departments to improve energy efficiency,
Maximize the benefit of renewable energy for municipal and private property.
Windsor - A Green Community
As an active green community, Windsor is positioned to receive substantial grants towards addressing environmental and energy efficiency issues. Windsor is among 291 Massachusetts communities committed to finding clean energy solutions that reduce long-term energy costs and strenghten our local economies.
Information
Homeowners with grid tied photovoltaic arrays (i.e., "solar") are invited to send their meter readings to the Green Committee to be included in this chart, with data from other residents. This chart [spreadsheet] calculates what portion of electricity used in your home is from your array.
Municipal Aggregation Plan
Windsor has developed a Municipal Aggregation Plan which enables Windsor to combine the purchasing power of its residents and businesses to provide them with an alternative to Eversource Basic Service (M.G.L. c. 164, § 134). The program is supported by Colonial Power Group. For more information, please read:
Aug 2024 Public Notice [pdf]
Note: the default Residental Rate of $0.1252 per kWh is about 1.5 cents per kWh less than the existing Eversource basic service of $0.14023 (about a 10% savings). Even the optional Renewable 5 option of $0.1272 (which provides 5% more Class 1 Renewable energy above the state's current requirement for renewables, which is 24% in 2024) saves almost as much.
Aug 2024 Sample Bill [pdf]
July 2024 announcement [pdf]
Frequently Asked Questions [pdf]
Agendas and Minutes
Green Committee agendas
Green Committee minutes