Monday Meeting

Just a reminder that we have a meeting to finalize the Energy Report and work on the presentation to the Selectmen scheduled for Monday night at 7pm at the Town Hall. 
 
Please read through the Energy report and have your edits prepared, if possible.  I am checking numbers on the EPA Portfolio Manager - found transpositions on the Fire and Police dept when it came ot EUI.
 
Thanks!
Michelle
 
P.S.  Jim - I posted the postponement just above your notice of meeting and agenda at the Town Hall on Monday night.  I will put up another posting at the library today, so that we have two legal notices.

FW: Energy Report

 

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From: jlabranche@rpc-nh.org
To: mveasey@msn.com
Subject: RE: Energy Report
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:58:37 -0400

Hi Michelle,

 

I'll have the final draft ready today and will email it to you by the end of the day, along with the final draft of the Master Plan Energy Chapter.  Sorry for not being in touch…..still finishing up end of year tasks.

 

Thanks and call if you have any questions.

 

Julie

 

Julie LaBranche

Senior Planner

Rockingham Planning Commission

156 Water Street

Exeter, NH  03833

Phone: (603) 778-0885

Fax: (603) 778-9183

Email: jlabranche@rpc-nh.org

 

From: Michelle Veasey [mailto:mveasey@msn.com]
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 8:20 PM
To: Julie LaBranche
Subject: Energy Report

 

Julie,
 
I postponed tonight's meeting until next Monday.  I am hoping you might be able to forward the final draft of the Energy Report before then so that we can review, make any final tweeks and put together a presentation for the Selectmen.  Please let me know when you think it might be available.
 
Many thanks,
Michelle

Review of Energy report and Master Plan Chapter

Hi All,
 
Just a reminder that we wil be meeting on Monday, July 13th at 7pm to finalize the Energy Report and Master Plan Chapter, as well as prepare our presentation to the Selectmen.  I am hoping that we will have the final RPC version from Julie before the weekend to review.
 
Michelle

Reminder: Workshop Mtg Monday at 7pm - June 29

Dear AEEC:

 

We have a meeting with Julie on Monday June 29th at 7:00pm to review her final energy chapter master plan draft.

 

Place: Town Hall

 

The meeting was posted several weeks ago.

 

Best Regards,

 

James M. Garrity

State Representative (Rockingham District 6 - Atkinson)

Tel:  603-362-9416

Fax: 603-218-7818

Email: Jim.Garrity@Leg.state.nh.us

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From: Michelle Veasey [mailto:mveasey@msn.com]
Sent: Sun 4/19/2009 3:16 PM
To: jim.garrity.atkinsonsunshine@blogger.com; Garrity, Jim; maj2002@comcast.net; judy@wainwright.mv.com; mveasey@msn.com; hike4000@comcast.net; mmascola@gmail.com
Subject: Reminder: Workshop Mtg Monday at 7pm

Hi Everyone,
 
Please remember that we have a workshop meeting with Julie LeBranche, RPC to work on EE language for the Master Plan.  Your opionions and participation are important!  The meeting will be held at 7pm at Town Hall.
 
Michelle

RE: Please RSVP on Monday's Energy Mtg

Michelle,

 

Post it anyway. If we don't have a quorum, we will cancel it, but at least it will have been properly noticed.

 

Peace,

 

James M. Garrity

Chairman, Right to Know Oversight Commission

http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/VI/91-A/91-A-mrg.htm

State Representative (Rockingham District 6 - Atkinson)

Tel:  603-362-9416

Fax: 603-218-7818

Email: Jim.Garrity@Leg.state.nh.us

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From: Michelle Veasey [mailto:mveasey@msn.com]
Sent: Thu 6/4/2009 3:48 PM
To: jim.garrity.atkinsonsunshine@blogger.com; Garrity, Jim; maj2002@comcast.net; mveasey@msn.com; hike4000@comcast.net; mmascola@gmail.com
Subject: Please RSVP on Monday's Energy Mtg

Hi EVeryone,
 
I need to post Monday's meeting by tomorrow - please let me know if you'll be able to attend.  So far, I've only heard from Michael M and Jim for sure.  Judy, you mentioned it when I saw you - will you be there for sure?
 
Michelle

Please RSVP on Monday's Energy Mtg

Hi EVeryone,
 
I need to post Monday's meeting by tomorrow - please let me know if you'll be able to attend.  So far, I've only heard from Michael M and Jim for sure.  Judy, you mentioned it when I saw you - will you be there for sure?
 
Michelle

RE: Vampire power costs

Mike,
 
Great eye-catching info, especially if used in aggregate.  I was watching the cable announcements when Conservation was talking informatlly with the selctmen after our meeting and realized Dave has put up at least three screens encouraging residents to take the NH Carbon Challnge.  Hasn't had an impact.  Maybe we could adjust these figures for .15 kWh (multiple them by 1.36) and update the "slides" with samples to get more action.  What do you think?  (Could also update the blog with all the estimates and point people there ...
 
Michelle
 

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From: mmascola@gmail.com
To: mveasey@msn.com; jim.garrity.atkinsonsunshine@blogger.com; jim.garrity@leg.state.nh.us; maj2002@comcast.net; hike4000@comcast.net
CC: mmascola@gmail.com
Subject: Vampire power costs
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 09:31:12 -0400

 

 I saw this article on the Yahoo news, it's about the electric costs associated with phantom power loads. Take a look at what appliances cost per year and they only used  .11 cents per KWH when we are more like .15 cents per KWH where we live.

 

 http://green.yahoo.com/blog/the_conscious_consumer/75/vampire-power-costs.html

 

 

 

Vampire power costs

By Lori Bongiorno

Posted Wed May 27, 2009 10:57am PDT

Related topics: Electronics, Electricity, Saving energy at home

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There's a lot of interest in the fact that many electronic devices in our homes are using energy even while they are turned off or not being used.  But, how much money do these energy vampires really suck up?

For many people, the standby power used by one device will seem minuscule, but the costs can add up when you take into account just how many things we all have plugged in. What's more, many households, have multiple televisions, computers, cordless phones, and others.

All told, the money wasted by an average U.S. household on standby power each year could easily be used to purchase an iPod Shuffle or in some cases even a Nano.

Below is a list of the annual average costs for many household gadgets that are turned off and plugged in. Just add up the costs for everything you have plugged in at home to find out how much standby power costs you each year.  

Keep in mind that these are just averages, and in some categories there are big differences between most and least efficient products. How much energy each of your devices consumes will depend on both the device itself and your local electricity costs.

We calculated the following averages based on energy use stats from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy using a price of 11 cents per kilowatt-hour.

Home Entertainment

·                          CRT TV: $1.00

·                          LCD TV: $2.97

·                          Plasma TV: $2.97

·                          DVD: $1.53

·                          VCR: $4.63

·                          Digital cable box: $17.65

·                          Satellite cable box: $15.50

·                          DVR: $36.63

·                          Digital cable box with DVR: $43.01

·                          Satellite cable box with DVR: $27.52

·                          Video game console: $1.00

·                          Portable stereo: $1.64

·                          AM/FM tuner: $1.11

·                          CD player: $4.99

Home Office

·                          Desktop computer: $3.96

·                          Laptop computer: $8.81

·                          Laptop charger (unattached to laptop): $4.38

·                          LDC monitor: $1.12

·                          Printer: $1.98

·                          Multifunction printer, scanner, copier: $5.21

·                          Computer speakers: $1.98

Other

·                          Coffee maker: $1.12

·                          Microwave oven: $3.05

·                          Cordless phone: $1.98

·                          Answering machine: $1.99

·                          Power tool: $3.96

·                          Handheld vacuum: $2.97

·                          Electric toothbrush: $1.98

·                          Cell phone charger (unattached to phone): $0.26

Costs start adding up when you take into account electronics that may be left on when you're not using them.

Here's a small sampling:

·                          Desktop computer: $71.00

·                          Video game console: $23.10

·                          VCR: $7.69

·                          DVD player: $7.46

·                          CD player: $8.53

There's little consumers can do about set-top cable, satellite, and DVR/TiVo boxes. Television shows can't be taped if boxes are unplugged and it typically takes a long time to reboot boxes. Since it's not practical to unplug them, the best you can do is remember to turn off the box when you're not actively watching TV.

When you add up how much money every U.S. household spends on standy power it amounts to about $4 billion a year of wasted energy.  

Environmental journalist Lori Bongiorno shares green-living tips and product reviews with Yahoo! Green's users. Send Lori a question or suggestion for potential use in a future column. Her book, Green Greener Greenest: A Practical Guide to Making Eco-smart Choices a Part of Your Life is available on Yahoo! Shopping and Amazon.com.