Committee plans updated Energy Plan work; questions raised about data method and outreach
The town's Energy Plan is expired but exempt through 2027. ACRPC secured funding to support an update; draft energy‑use data were shared using state EIA data disaggregated by population and housing with Excel forecasting. Committee members asked to ground‑truth the commercial energy estimate (maple sugaring) and will continue discussion Oct. 5.
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The committee discussed the Town Energy Plan timeline and methodology. The minutes note the current plan is technically expired but covered by an exemption until the end of 2027, giving the committee roughly a year — including public hearings — to adopt an updated plan. Jolyon Larson (ACRPC) has secured funding to support the update and proposed a community outreach event and a survey to present energy maps and review results in person.
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