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Consultant explains where town energy numbers come from; commissioners ask for a disclaimer
Summary
Planner Jeremy said electric-sector figures use Efficiency Vermont customer-account data and that heating and transportation figures are modeled; commissioners requested a clear disclaimer that the numbers are model-based and may change.
At the heart of the plan review was a repeated request to document where the plan's energy numbers come from. Jeremy told the commission that electric numbers "are directly reported from Efficiency Vermont" while the thermal and transportation numbers are modeled and come from a public-service spreadsheet and the LEAP modeling approach.
Members pressed for an explicit, short disclaimer telling readers that the figures are model-derived and represent best-available estimates at the time of publication; Jeremy agreed to add that language and to make the modeling sources visible in the final draft. The group also corrected a typographical error (a flagged "180% decrease" was corrected to "74% decrease"), and agreed the plan should note that targets are trend-guidance rather than fixed guarantees for 2050.
