The town of Falmouth is considering a paid position of
Energy Coordinator. The Energy Committee desires that the coordinator attend its meetings and to work directly with the Energy Committee.
The committee is studying how the town can qualify for funding under the Green Communities Act.
Wind Turbine Update: No decision has been made yet and things are on standby until the test
of the new flight plan.
Energy Expo and Concert: The committee hopes to plan such an event this summer at the Barnstable
Fairgrounds with the help of the Cape Cod Chamber in order to draw tourists.
The town's website is available here.
Falmouth has an Energy Committee.
Location: c/o Falmouth Town Hall
59 Town Hall Sq.
Falmouth, MA 02540
Phone 508-548-7611
E-Mail Address
energy@falmouthmass.us
Members
Megan Amsler, Co-chair
Joan Muller, Co-chair
Joe Hackler
Dick Koehler
Max Holmes
Kirstin Moritz
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NStar provides power delivery services to all Falmouth electricity consumers. The table and charts below depict
electricity consumption in (in kWh) in Falmouth from 2003 to 2007 and show the types of usage. The information
is provided courtesy of NSTAR.
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Year |
2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
|
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Residential |
131,775,944
|
125,450,550
|
145,274,994
|
135,874,672
|
143,766,111
|
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Commercial / Industrial |
137,392,132
|
137,763,063
|
141,590,174
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134,302,328
|
135,883,045
|
|
Street Lighting |
939,060
|
913,952
|
901,898
|
888,327
|
883,092
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The Cape Light Compact (CLC) tracks information on all its energy efficiency programs on a town-by-town basis.
For Falmouth, the Cape Light Compact efficiency
report shows an annual kWh savings of 1,704,567 kWh in 2008 as a result of the various CLC energy efficiency
programs.
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The production data below is based on information from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) collected
in support of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). RECs are tradable environmental commodities in the United States
and represent proof that a specified amount of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy resource.
Photovoltaic and wind energy producers that do not participate in the RECs program are not represented in the data.
The information is valid as of the end of 2007.
The charts below show a growing amount of photovoltaic energy being produced within Falmouth from an increasing
number of sites.
Click here to review photovoltaic energy production for all towns on
the Cape & Islands..
As part of the Cape Light Compact's
"Solarize
Our Schools!" campaign, a 2kW solar photovoltaic (PV) systems was installed at the Morse Pond School. The
solar panel at the school shows the daily, weekly, and monthly
solar panel performance.
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The charts below show a growing amount of photovoltaic energy being produced within Falmouth from an increasing
number of sites.
Municipal Wind Turbines
Click here to review wind energy production for all towns on the Cape
& Islands.
For an overview of wind energy on the Cape & Islands, click here.
For more information on wind projects in other communities, click
here.
For the status of community wind projects in other towns, click here.
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Martha's Vineyard
For information on the energy situation on Martha's Vineyard,
click here
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This page was last updated Sunday, February 22, 2009
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