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Lakeville energy committee sets next steps: developer checklist, newsletter, student involvement and Dec. 15 meeting
Summary
The Lakeville Energy Advisory Committee on Nov. 3 agreed to draft a developer guidance checklist, improve public communications, explore joining PowerOptions for solar quotes, engage schools for student involvement, and meet next on Dec. 15 at 6 p.m.
Committee members used the meeting's latter portion to outline near‑term priorities and process items:
Developer guidance: Members proposed creating a short, consistent checklist for project proponents and planning and permitting boards so developers receive the same municipal guidance on energy expectations (solar access, utility circuit study suggestions, possible lot‑coverage exemptions for rooftop PV, and references to utility incentives). The committee agreed to assemble candidate items and discuss them at a future meeting.
Communications and outreach: Members recommended preparing a short newsletter item for the town newsletter and exploring local newspaper coverage to publicize accomplishments and solicit ideas. Sustainable Middleborough materials and the town's existing web resources were identified as sources to share.
PowerOptions and procurement: A member proposed researching PowerOptions.org (an energy consortium) membership to obtain vendor quotes for solar on town buildings; committee members asked the chair to discuss the option with town staff as a next step.
School collaboration and student involvement: The committee agreed to explore working with the regional school system or interested high‑school clubs (STEM/engineering) to support energy data collection, student projects and curriculum tie‑ins.
Other items: Members discussed pursuing utility rebates for Wi‑Fi thermostat installs and heat‑pump rebates on town projects and preparing a building‑by‑building table of completed energy conservation measures.
Scheduling: The next meeting was set for Monday, Dec. 15 at 6:00 p.m. Committee members requested a concise posted agenda in advance and a one‑page list of candidate topics to reduce meeting time and organize follow‑up actions.
