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The town installed solar panels on the roof of the Town Hall and the roof of the recreation building (old
police department) at the corner of Higgens Crowell Rd and Rt. 28.
The town's website is available here.
Yarmouth has an Energy Committee
of ten members serving three year staggered terms and a consultant from a the DPW who assists the
committee.
Members
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George Allaire (consultant) |
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Brian Braginton-Smith |
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Lee Britton |
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Ed Bullock |
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Steve Gavin |
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Evelyn Hayes |
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John Howard, Chairman |
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Charlotte Strieble |
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Ed Voelker |
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Robert Palmeri |
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Joyce Flynn |
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NStar provides power delivery services to all Yarmouth electricity consumers. The table and charts below depict
electricity consumption in (in kWh) in Yarmouth 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 |
95,821,964 |
94,839,843 |
97,017,948 |
91,128,116 |
93,354,042
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Commercial / Industrial |
84,272,245 |
83,293,978 |
81,753,377 |
78,154,944 |
81,281,289
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Street Lighting |
796,636
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777,543
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771,557
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777,123
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772,946
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The Cape Light Compact (CLC) tracks information on all its energy efficiency programs on a town-by-town basis.
For Yarmouth, the Cape Light Compact efficiency
report shows an annual kWh savings of 828,155 kWh in 2008 as a result of the various CLC energy efficiency
programs.
Town Department Energy Conservation Goals
The energy committee is examining methods of setting energy conservation goals.
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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 Yarmouth from an increasing number of sites.
The town is examining solar hot water for the new Fire House and all other town installations.
The charts below show a growing amount of photovoltaic energy being produced within Yarmouth from an increasing
number of sites.
Solar Installation on Town Hall Roof
The town installed solar panels project on the roof of the Town Hall and energy production has begun. Each panel
is 175 watts and there are 60 panels equaling 10.5 kilowatts.
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 Yarmouth Middle
school. The solar panel at the school shows the daily, weekly, and monthly
solar panel performance.
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 Wind
At the end of 2007, Yarmouth had no net metered wind energy production.
Municipal Wind Turbine Feasibility Study
The UMASS Renewable Energy Research Laboratory (RERL) conducted a site visit in April 2007 and completed a siting
study for the town concluded in May, 2007. The report concluded that "for most of the sites, only a medium- or
small utility-scale wind turbine is possible due to FAA height restrictions. The estimated mean wind speeds at
the sites are moderately good for wind power development, and large on-site loads at the seepage treatment facility
and regional high school make the economic outlook more favorable."
A number of sites were deemed promising for a medium- to small utility-scale turbine installations. The town
decided to go forward with the study.
In October 2007 the MTC approved a grant to the town to begin a feasibility study for the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional
High School, which will include three stages - preliminary feasibility analysis, on-site wind monitoring, and
final feasibility study. On-site wind monitoring would be accomplished by erecting a MET tower at the
proposed site to gather data on actual wind velocities over the course of a year.
After the study was presented to the regional school committee they have not pursued the project up to this
point.
The
preliminary feasibility study, designed to rule out any "fatal flaws" in the proposed
site, determined that that Yarmouth has sufficient wind speeds to warrant consideration of wind power, and
recommended that Yarmouth proceed with installation of a temporary wind-monitoring tower (“met tower”). The
FAA has indicated that Yarmouth has a height restriction due to the proximity to the airport.
The town, working with the MTC, is about to erect a MET tower. The tower is tentatively planned for
a location at or near the septic treatment plant. If a MET tower is not does not become available the
town will consider a SODAR unit to measure wind velocity from the ground.
The town has sent out a survey with water bills to residents of the town seeking their opinion on
alternative energy installations.
Five sites under consideration for smaller to
midsize wind turbines.
The municipal bylaw on wind energy, passed by the 2008 town meeting, has been accepted by the Attorney
General. The Energy Committee has suggested that a warrant article be submitted by the selectmen for the 2009 town meeting that will
propose joining the Cape & Vineyard Electric Cooperative.
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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