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Ipswich Electric Light Department reviews five-year plan and dashboard; Select Board adjourns unanimously
Summary
ELD Manager Dylan Lewellyn reviewed the bi-board standing agenda, five-year plan, forecasts and the department dashboard including reliability and awards; Select Board approved an adjournment motion unanimously, 3-0.
Dylan Lewellyn, manager of the Ipswich Electric Light Department, reviewed the bi-board standing agenda and a tentative timeline for future agenda topics, describing the departments five-year plan, power portfolio and forecasts. He suggested a facilities tour and reviewed reliability metrics and elements of the ELD dashboard, including the power cost tracking, cash position and PPFA.
Subcommittee and board members recommended additional scheduling and review changes: Jim Engel asked for a mid-year performance and budget review and suggested moving budget finalization earlier in the fiscal cycle to avoid overlap with the Select Boards broader budget season; Ken Swenson requested a review of the analytical tools used by the department; Ted Dillon noted that an annual sustainability discussion was not currently on the schedule; and Whitney Hatch asked whether transmission planning should be included as a standing item.
Lewellyn also highlighted the departments recent benchmarking recognitions: Reliable Public Power Provider Gold designation, Safety Award of Excellence, Certificate of Excellence in Reliability, and designation as a Smart Energy Provider.
At the meetings close, Select Board member Linda Alexson moved to adjourn; Chair Charles Surpitski seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously, 3-0.
