Whately Energy Committee schedules town offices audit, targets October grant deadline

Other Committee · Meeting of April 13, 2026

Whately Energy Committee advances town offices energy audit and debates electric school boiler alternatives. The committee voted unanimously to approve its previous minutes before member Carolyn Gurek reported that Eversource project expediter Nick Petipaz has been engaged to assess the town offices building for HVAC replacement, weatherization, lighting, and window upgrades, with a kickoff meeting set for April 16 and a completed plan expected within a month — materials the town intends to use for a Green Communities competitive grant application in October. Solar installation on the town offices roof is complete pending final roof repairs, with a June 30 go-live deadline on track.

Member Paul is set to meet April 15 with Bill Hildreth, Frontier Regional's buildings manager, to assess the elementary school boiler timeline; members warned against repeating what they described as Frontier Regional High School's mistake of replacing a boiler under time pressure without exploring heat pump alternatives, and identified Deerfield Energy Committee chair David Keith as a key contact on that front. The committee also directed Gurek to determine the police department's fleet replacement schedule as a first step toward advancing a case for purchasing a Chevrolet Blazer PPV EV, noting the town has an existing commitment to consider electric vehicles for municipal use.

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Source: the Other Committee meeting of April 13, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.