Rockland Master Plan Workshop: Clean Energy

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1. mapc.ma/rmp_3rd 1 CLEAN ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY help save on energy bills, & promote sustainability? ideas: ENCOURAGE GREEN BUILDING FEATURES? “GREEN” PUBLIC BUILDINGS? MITIGATION STRATEGIES ADAPTATION STRATEGIES
2. mapc.ma/rmp_3rd 2 clean energy & sustainability lightning poll - ice-breaker WHAT USES THE MOST MUNICIPAL ENERGY? Street & Traffic Lights Buildings Vehicles Water & Sewer
3. mapc.ma/rmp_3rd 3 clean energy & sustainability lightning poll - ice-breaker WHAT USES THE MOST MUNICIPAL ENERGY? Street & Traffic Lights Buildings Vehicles Water & Sewer
4. mapc.ma/rmp_3rd 4 PERVIOUS ASPHALT & CONCRETE RAIN GARDEN GREEN ROOF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION CLEAN ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS Require green building features? This could involve green roofs, solar panels, rain gardens, and other low impact design features. The Town can “lead by example”. FOR FUTURE REDEVELOP -MENTS Encourage through zoning & development review for medium and larger scale projects? This could involve green roofs, solar panels, rain gardens, and other low impact design features.
5. mapc.ma/rmp_3rd 5 CLEAN ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY RELATED PLANS • Designated as a Green Community in 2013 with an Energy Reduction Plan to reduce municipal energy use by 20% • Developed a Community Choice Aggregation program for residents and businesses for July 2019 through December 2021 • Hazard Mitigation Plan and Community Resilience Building Workshop through the Municipal Vulnerability Program (MVP) KEY FINDINGS • Buildings make up the majority of municipal energy use. Of these, Rockland SHS/MS is nearly half of the municipal building energy use • Residential and C&I uses use about the same amount of energy each month • Increasing frequency and intensity of storms • Concerns over power outages, flooding (Studleys Pond dam and wastewater treatment system), and water supply • Diversity as a community strength. Support low-income residents, residents with disabilities, and residents for whom English is not their first language
6. mapc.ma/rmp_3rd 6 Massachusetts Department of Public Health – Bureau of Environmental Health Climate Change Vulnerability Map CLEAN ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY CLIMATE VULNERABILITY IN ROCKLAND
7. mapc.ma/rmp_3rd 7 MAPC Climate Vulnerability in Greater Boston https://climate-vulnerability.mapc.org/#documentation CLEAN ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY CLIMATE VULNERABILITY IN ROCKLAND
8. mapc.ma/rmp_3rd 8 Energy Use in Rockland 0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 160000 January February March April May June July August September October November December Rockland Townwide Energy Use 2018 Residential Electric Residential Gas Commercial and Industrial Electric Commercial and Industrial Gas Mass Save Data CLEAN ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY
9. mapc.ma/rmp_3rd 9 Town Energy Use Buildings 75% Open Space 0% Street and Traffic Lights 0% Vehicles 14% Water and Sewer 11% Massachusetts Energy Insight - Rockland CLEAN ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY
10. mapc.ma/rmp_3rd 10 Municipal Buildings FY 19 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000 Rockland SHS/MS Memorial Pk School R Stewart Esten ES Rockland McKinley Community Center Jefferson ES Rockland Police Station Youth/Science Department Rockland Public Library Rockland Town Hall Rockland Fire Station Rockland Highway Garage Rockland Transfer Station Lincoln School Energy (MMBtu) Electric Gas Massachusetts Energy Insight - Rockland CLEAN ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY
11. mapc.ma/rmp_3rd 11 Rockland High School / Middle School 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Weather Data Energy (MMBtu) Rockland SHS MS Electric Gas Heating Degree Days Cooling Degree Days Note: Annual heating and cooling degree day values for a given year indicate how cold or warm the outside air is, respectively. These values, obtained from Massachusetts Energy Insight - Rockland CLEAN ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY
12. mapc.ma/rmp_3rd 12 ROCKLAND MASTER PLAN 2030 part 2 – online open house workshop – third public forum – 21 may 2020 INFORMATIONAL STATIONS please visit each, and then proceed to the open house poll questions