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Needham staff plan energy monitoring and solar assessments for municipal buildings; Sunita Williams retrofit targeted for data logging
Summary
Committee discussed a plan to install detailed interval monitoring at Sunita Williams and to prioritize the town's top-emitting municipal buildings for electrification and solar, including early conversations about possible solar on or near the Charles River pump station.
At its May 19 meeting the Climate Action Committee reviewed a municipal buildings decarbonization roadmap and approved plans to collect more detailed energy-use data on key facilities to inform retrofit decisions.
Staff said the consultant roadmap prioritized the town's top eight municipal buildings, which account for roughly 70% of municipal emissions. The committee discussed solar readiness, roof replacement timing, and the potential…
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