Commission member Michael Mascola has been working with Timberland Regional HIgh School students and staff to evaluate Atkinson's street lighting in order to review opportunities to reduce energy use. The students and their teacher, Mark Pederson, loaded street light data gathered via GPS, along with lighting fixture types into ArcGIS software and will be making recommendations to the Commission and Atkinson Selectmen later this month.
Finally, Atkinson's Town Administrator continues to use the recommendations from the Energy Audit funded through an ARRA grant administered by the Office of Energy and Planning and TRC. The report has been tremendously valuable in focusing departments on budgeting for initiatives to increase energy efficiency.
Thanks Denise!
Michelle Veasey
Atkinson Energy Commission Chair