Simsbury sustainability committee lays out next steps after Board of Selectmen adopts Part 1 (Energy)

The Sustainability Committee confirmed that Part 1: Energy of Simsbury's sustainability plan was adopted by the Board of Selectmen last month and moved to planning implementation, with committee members identifying roles and next steps across four pillars: building energy efficiency; solar and battery storage; transition of heating and cooling to electric systems such as heat pumps; and transition of transportation to electric vehicles.

The committee emphasized that implementation will rely on close coordination with town staff and other boards. Members framed the committee's role as advisory: compiling recent building energy-audit data, helping set achievable targets, and offering technical support or outreach rather than unilaterally changing town policy. "We need to understand where we are now versus where we want to be," one member said during the discussion about energy audits and guidance for public buildings.

On building efficiency, the committee asked staff and…