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Clean Energy advisory committee urges council to adopt state's Specialized Energy Code; resolution referred to legal affairs
Summary
The Clean Energy Advisory Committee presented the state's Specialized Energy Code and recommended adoption to make Beverly eligible for Climate Leaders funding; Councilor Hausman filed orders and they were referred to legal affairs for further study.
Jordan Stutt, chair of the Clean Energy Advisory Committee, told the council on Jan. 6 that the committee voted to recommend adoption of the state's Specialized Energy Code to raise energy-efficiency standards for new construction and to qualify Beverly for the state's Climate Leaders grant program.
The nut graf: the code would affect new construction, set additional requirements for buildings using fossil fuels and create pathways that either require all-electric construction or, for mixed-fuel buildings, pre-wiring for future electrification and on-site solar where feasible. Adoption is a prerequisite for a Climate Leaders grant that can provide up to $1 million for capital renewable or decarbonization…
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