Committee hears DOER constraint: Climate Leader grant needs prior votes before implementation funding

Jul 30, 2026

A committee member said the state Department of Energy Resources (DOER) told the town it cannot receive implementation funding from the Climate Leader grant until all required votes are taken; the committee can still collect background data but not receive funding to recommend specific replacements until the voting steps are complete.

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Members discussed a key eligibility constraint for the Climate Leader/Green Communities process. S2 summarized DOER’s guidance: until the town has taken the required votes on the Climate Leader steps, DOER will not fund implementation recommendations because the information could be out of date by the time the town acts.

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