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New England Smart Energy presents municipal partnership option for home energy upgrades
Summary
Rhea Drozdenko of New England Smart Energy outlined a Master Town Agreement model that would cost the Town nothing while offering residents co-paid home energy assessments and upgrades; NESE will confirm whether the partnership yields Sustainable CT recertification points.
Rhea Drozdenko of New England Smart Energy (NESE) gave the Advisory Committee on Sustainability an overview of services NESE offers to municipalities and residents, including home energy solution assessments with recommendations such as air sealing and insulation, HVAC system installation or replacement, and efficient windows.
Drozdenko said NESE partners with municipalities under a Master Town Agreement that would carry no direct cost to the Town of Darien while participating residents would pay a co-pay for upgrades. She described NESE as one of the larger contractors working with the Energize CT initiative and with nonprofit partners in the region. The presenter noted that NESE will confirm whether a town-level partnership would receive credit or points under the Sustainable CT program.
Committee members discussed partnership logistics and funding implications informally; no formal vote or commitment was recorded. NESE's next step, as stated during the meeting, is to confirm the Sustainable CT scoring impact and provide any follow-up information the committee requests.
