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Simsbury committee moves from energy plan adoption to working groups on efficiency, solar and electrification
Summary
The Sustainability Committee confirmed the board of selectmen had adopted Part 1 (energy) of Simsbury’s sustainability plan and spent the meeting organizing four working groups to translate those goals into projects and outreach.
The Sustainability Committee confirmed that the board of selectmen approved Part 1 of the town’s sustainability plan — focused on energy — and spent the meeting organizing next steps to translate that policy into projects and targets.
Committee members outlined four pillars for immediate attention: improving energy efficiency of public buildings, helping residents and businesses lower energy costs through solar and battery storage, encouraging the transition of heating and cooling systems to electric heat pumps or other net‑zero alternatives, and accelerating vehicle electrification in town and schools. “The four key pillars of that energy plan” include schools, businesses and residents, the chair said as the committee opened the topic (00:48:30).
Why it matters: Part 1 sets goals the town must…
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