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Meg Cichon
August 04, 2011
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August 10, 2011
Project Name: Winnisquam Biomass Project
Location: Tilton, NH
Started: 1/2008 Completed: 10/2010
Companies Involved: Honeywell, Eckman Construction, Banwell Architects, Messersmith Wood Chip Boiler
Description: project started as a petitioned warrant article by local taxpayer who informed the community of available ARRA funding, Utility Rebates, School Building Aid, and Performance Contracting, in order to complete a $3.6 million self-funded project which consisted of energy audits for all 6 school buildings in the district, energy efficiency upgrades at all 6 schools, and the construction of a biomass wood chip heat plant at the High School/Middle School campus.
The biomass plant uses locally grown wood chips that are a byproduct of timber harvesting. This saves the school district approximately 59% on their heating bills for those two schools. All together, all of the energy upgrades added $3.6 million in capital improvements, at no cost to the taxpayers, and will save the district more than $5million over the next 25 years.
I believe that this project is worth noting because all of this was accomplished by a single person, who literally volunteered hundreds of hours of his time, who championed the project, applied for and was granted the ARRA funding, and persuaded the voters of the project's merits. One person can make a difference.