Municipal Energy Committee Workshop

The first step in reducing energy consumption and energy costs is to form a Municipal Energy Committee. The workshop below will not only help municipalities form energy committees, but it will also help existing committees build capacity through effective meetings, goal setting and other strategies.

Those of you who applied for a $10,000 planning Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant may find this particularly timely. Efficiency Maine expects to announce awards soon, and the first step in the planning grant process is to form an energy committee. Awardees for these non-competitive grants will not receive full funding until the names of energy committee members are submitted to Efficiency Maine.

Again, this workshop is applicable and relevant to any municipality, with tips for forming new committees and tips for strengthening existing committees. It is also free and open to the public.

Please click here to Register.

*For more information about GPCOG and Clean Air–Cool Planet’s climate and energy work, please click here.

MUNICIPAL ENERGY COMMITTEE MEETING IN GREATER PORTLAND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS REGION

* Do you want to start a town energy committee?

* Are you a member of one already?

* How can you maintain a productive committee?

* How do you conduct an inventory and what are your first steps?

Join GPCOG and Clean Air Cool Planet at a Municipal Energy Committee Workshop!

Greater Portland Council of Governments

68 Marginal Way, Portland, Maine

Thursday, February 25: 6:00 to 8:30 PM

WORKSHOP GOAL: Give citizen leaders practical, useful advice to start and sustain Municipal Energy Committees and take action on energy and climate change at the local level. Provide a forum in which community members can connect and strategize.

PROGRAM: Having the tools to form an energy committee with a strong base is critical. The goal of this workshop is to develop strong local energy committees that can act as advisory committees to the respective local officials. This interactive discussion will cover:

*Developing an inclusive mission statement

*Recruiting diverse, productive members

*Keys to strong interaction with the municipal staff and committees

*Running a good meeting (include Right to Know) <0> *Setting reasonable goals and managing expectations

*Utilizing achievable (concise) projects to build and maintain momentum

*Sustaining your members and encouraging attendance

*How to begin to conduct an inventory

SPEAKERS: Clean Air Cool Planet and GPCOG Staff

THE WORKSHOP IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

Registration Required: Click here to register.

Questions? Contact Christa Koehler, 603-313-5182, ckoehler@cleanair-coolplanet.org or Rebecca Lambert, 207-774-9891 at rlambert@gpcog.org