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Committee reviews ZEV policy to pursue Climate Leaders certification; schools raise procurement and cost questions
Summary
Sustainable Westborough presented a draft zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) purchasing policy intended to help Westborough qualify for the state Climate Leaders program; the policy sets an "electric-first" purchasing priority, references DOER criteria for exemptions and would require town meeting action for a specialized energy code overlay.
Sustainable Westborough representatives asked the Westborough School Committee on Tuesday to support a proposed zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) purchasing policy that would be one requirement to apply for Massachusetts’ new Climate Leaders certification program.
Pete Dunneback, chair of Sustainable Westborough, said the Climate Leaders program is a statewide initiative that replaces and expands the old Green Communities grant program and that it will distribute larger grants to fewer certified municipalities. "The goal of the ZEV policy, as I believe you all know, is to obtain climate leader certification," Dunneback told the committee.
Jeff Levine, head of Sustainable Westborough’s Drive Green subcommittee, summarized the draft policy’s key points: an electric-first preference for new municipal and school vehicles; a hierarchy that supports plug-in hybrids if battery-electric is…
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