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NEW: Climate Change questionnaire. Please click on the below link and fill out the survey. Thank you!
Oak Bluffs - Climate Change Survey
Town Partners with -
CVEC - Cape & Vineyard Electric Co-op: SOLAR
CVEO - Cape & Vineyard Electrification Offering
Green Communities - Town Meeting 5-15-21 Designation 7-18-22
MVC - CATF Energy Working Groups
VSEC - All Island Energy Committee (meet monthly) Energy Update 2017-2022
Info for Residents
How to:
Electrify Your House
Residential New Construction All-Electric
Replace Your Vehicle
& Vineyard Power ideas
CLC - Cape Light Compact REBATES! & 2022 CLC Rebate updates
Make Your Home More Comfortable, Save Energy, get Rebates for lawn equipment
ICAN - Island Climate Action Network
TRI - Housing Rehab
CLIMATE AND ENERGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Climate and Energy Advisory Committee is appointed to assist the Town through its Select Board in carrying out the vision and initiatives to implement the Town’s strategies for energy conservation, clean energy, green community initiatives and planning for energy sustainability for the Town. The Committee will also assist the Town in assessing the climate change impacts to the Town’s infrastructure, environment and socio-economic systems and evaluate community resiliency strategies for adapting to sea level rise and climate change in a manner that helps to strengthen the community.
The Committee shall be responsible for recommending an energy management plan to the Select Board for their consideration to develop and support the goals of energy conservation and climate stewardship by the Town of Oak Bluffs. The Committee will coordinate efforts to update the Town’s Climate Resiliency Plan and take steps to maintain the Town’s eligibility for State Municipal Vulnerability funding and other grant programs.
Current Projects
- Green Communities (GC) - Designation received, eligible for $144,000 initial Designation Grant, priorities being set
- Town buildings - Energy Audits complete
- NO-cost & LOW-cost lighting installed (CLC funded). Awaiting next round of installations.
- CVEC-3: Fire Station roof solar (live in 2019)
- CVEC-4: OB School Roof solar, Landfill solar
- CVEC-6: Rooftop solar: Police Sta., Town Hall @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
Eversource in the News
July 22, 2021 Undersea Cable Failure Highlights Stress on Vineyard Energy Grid
May 12, 2021 Eversource cancels Battery Energy System Storage in Oak Bluffs
Contact
Meetings - every other month, 3rd Tuesday, 2pm, posted
Members
Bill Cleary - Chair; Planning Bd. Liaison; Green Communities Chair
Dion Alley - CVEC Rep
Peter Meleney - CLC Rep
Marilyn Miller - Vineyard Power Development Fund Rep
Craig Saunders
Simon Shapiro
Richard Toole - 1st Alternate
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CLIMATE
Building Community Resilience - Oak Bluffs Recommendations
ICAN - Island Climate Action Network
MVC CATF - Climate Action Task Force
CAP / Climate Action Plan
The Vineyard Way