The document provides details about the city of Newburyport, Massachusetts and its efforts to improve energy efficiency and transition to cleaner energy sources. Key points include: - Newburyport has reduced its municipal energy usage by 17% since 2009 through various efficiency projects funded by grants. These projects focused on building upgrades, lighting replacements, and renewable energy installations. - The schools have achieved a 36% reduction in electricity usage since 2004, saving around $270,000 annually. Residential programs have also been promoted. - Current goals include further upgrades to municipal buildings and infrastructure, as well as expanding the use of solar power and pursuing LEED certification for new construction projects.

1. The
City
of
Newburyport
Small,
coastal
city
in
Essex
County,
35
miles
northeast
of
Boston.
Popula@on
of
17,416
as
of
the
2010
census.
Historic
seaport
with
a
vibrant
tourism
industry,
and
includes
an
industrial
park.
Newburyport
includes
part
of
Plum
Island.

2. Star@ng
Point
• Took
a
big
picture
view
of
managing
like
a
business
and/or
campus
to
manage
all
assets
• Energy
Advisory
CommiOee
(EAC)
studies,
evaluates,
and
makes
recommenda@ons
to
the
Mayor
regarding
energy
conserva@on,
energy
efficiency,
and/or
conversion
to
greener
energy
sources.
The
EAC
assists
the
Mayor
by
iden@fying
policy
implica@ons
and
cost
savings
derived
from
poten@al
energy
conserva@on,
and
inves@ga@ng
sustainable
development
measures
and
guidelines
for
local
businesses
and
homeowners.
• Schools
had
begun
this
work
in
2004
and
had
achieved
savings
• Benchmarked
all
buildings
with
EPA
PorTolio
Manager
• S@mulus
funding
started
programs

3. City
Wide
Usage
• Newburyport
has
14
municipal
buildings
• 47,875
MMBtu’s
in
2012.
• 17%
reduc@on
since
baseline
year
in
2009
Timeline
of
Annual
Municipal
Energy
Use
Baseline
MMBtu
Year
1
MMBtu
Year
2
MMBtu
Year
3
MMBtu
Year
4
MMBtu
Year
5
MMBtu
For
Most
Recent
Year:
Change
vs.
Baseline
(%)
Fiscal
Year
2009 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Buildings 39,522 33,214 34,558 28,981
73%
Water/Sewer
&
Pumping 16,501 15,098 16,143 15,662
95%
Open
Space
(op@onal)
Vehicles 7,057 7,817 8,544 7,958
113%
Street
and
Traffic
Lights 3,705 3,481 3,294 3,232
87%
TOTAL
ENERGY
CONSUMPTION 66,785 59,610 62,539 55,833
84%

4. Energy
Efficiency
Conserva0on
Block
Grant
2009
This
grant
funded
three
energy
conserva@on
projects,
aimed
at
reducing
energy
use
by
43%
at
the
City
of
Newburyport’s
Kelley
Youth
Services
Center
one
of
the
least
efficient
buildings
in
the
City.
HVAC
Efficiency
Improvements
Air
Sealing
and
insula@on
Upgrades
to
steam
and
air
handling
new
thermostats

5. First
Green
Community
Grant-­‐$155,000
total
projected
annual
savings
$14,800
City
Hall-­‐ligh0ng
upgrades
included;
air
sealing
and
insula0on
upgrades,
separa0on
of
thermal
zones,
upgrades
to
steam
system,
and
insula0on
of
boiler
room
condensate
piping.

6. Police
Sta@on-­‐
first
grant
HVAC
rooiop
improvements
Air
sealing
at
soffits

7. Energy
Efficiency
• Schools-­‐
Total
System
Wide
Electricity
Usage
in
all
school
buildings
from
FY04
to
FY11
was
down
36%
resul@ng
in
a
savings
of
approximately
$270,000
annually
• Promoted
residen@al
energy
efficiency
programs-­‐
Carbon
and
Community
Energy
Challenge,
and
Mass
Save
programs,
and
general
educa@on
on
energy
efficiency.
• Schools-­‐
Solar
traffic
ligh@ng
and
outdoor
LED
ligh@ng
• Solar
trash
compactors
in
many
public
areas
• Goals
for
new
WWTF
OCL
Building
Include:
–
Improve
Process
Efficiency
–
Upgrade
Inefficient
Equipment
&
Systems
–
Enhanced
Process
Control
– Limit
Power
Consump@on
–
Add
Renewable
Energy
Components
–
LEED
Cer@fica@on
for
the
New
OCL
Building

8. City
Wide
Usage
• Newburyport
has
14
municipal
buildings
• 47,875
MMBtu’s
in
2012.
• 17%
reduc@on
since
baseline
year
in
2009
Timeline
of
Annual
Municipal
Energy
Use
Baseline
MMBtu
Year
1
MMBtu
Year
2
MMBtu
Year
3
MMBtu
Year
4
MMBtu
Year
5
MMBtu
For
Most
Recent
Year:
Change
vs.
Baseline
(%)
Fiscal
Year
2009 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Buildings 39,522 33,214 34,558 28,981
73%
Water/Sewer
&
Pumping 16,501 15,098 16,143 15,662
95%
Open
Space
(op@onal)
Vehicles 7,057 7,817 8,544 7,958
113%
Street
and
Traffic
Lights 3,705 3,481 3,294 3,232
87%
TOTAL
ENERGY
CONSUMPTION 66,785 59,610 62,539 55,833
84%

9. Clean
Energy
Newburyport
Middle
and
Upper
Elementary
with
a
500
kW
Solar
Array

10. Clean
Energy-­‐
True
North
Solar-­‐
Net
Metering
for
Newburyport
Salisbury
and
Triton
School
District
• True
North
• Water
Sewer
• MVPC

11. Lessons
Learned
in
Becoming
a
Green
Community
• Our
first
aOempt
to
pass
Stretch
Code
failed
• Real
costs
savings
• Requires
long-­‐range
planning
and
accountability
• Great
exercise
if
only
to
develop
a
comprehensive
energy
plan
and
usage
data
base
• Encourages
greater
responsibility
of
municipal
assets
• Transporta@on
sector
needs
further
innova@on

13. Future
• One
new
school
and
one
upgrading
taking
place.
Both
will
meet
reimbursement
points
for
either
LEED
or
CHPS
(High
Performance
Schools)
• Street
lights-­‐in
process
of
purchasing
• Clean
Energy
Strategies
Program
with
Mass
CEC
• Incorpora@ng
energy
planning
and
sustainability
into
city’s
Master
Plan
• Energy
fund
• Net
zero
by
2030

14. Opportuni@es
to
innovate
and
save
• Zero
Waste
Pilot
• Buying
Energy
on
Contract
• Transporta@on
• Anaerobic
Diges@on
and
FOG
• Cross
pollina@on
and
overall
sustainability
• Think
big
picture