The letter below from DOER announcing the town’s receipt of a $50,000 state grant to fund a full time Energy Manager for the town starting after 7/1/14 was shared today by the Medfield Energy Committee.  A second year of grant funding is available to the town at a reduced level, and the town then has to take over full payment of the energy manager.

The town administration’s thinking was that the town would be well served to have a facilities professional on board going forward, given how sophisticated the new town buildings have become, and where a big part of that job will be the energy management of those buildings, this grant covers a lot of the start up costs for that new town position. –

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESOURCES
100 CAMBRIDGE ST., SUITE 1020
BOSTON, MA 02114

May 1, 2014

Michael J. Sullivan, Town Administrator
Town of Medfield
459 Main Street
Medfield, MA 2052

Dear Town Administrator Sullivan,

I am pleased to inform you that the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) Green Communities Division has approved an award of $50,000 for a Full-time Energy Manager for the Town of Medfield. Please note that funding is provided for one year beginning in fiscal year 2015. A second year of funding is contingent upon performance in year one. In addition, the Town is committed to providing the cost share specified in its grant application.

In the next few weeks, Paul Carey, Green Communities Grants Coordinator, will follow up with the designated contact listed in your grant application to discuss next steps, including coordination of the grant contract process.

The Green Communities Division looks forward to working with you and your Energy Manager. We congratulate you on this grant award, and applaud your efforts to create a cleaner energy future for your community and the Commonwealth as a whole.

Please do not hesitate to contact me at 617-626-7364 or by email at meg.lusardi@state.ma.us with any questions you may have regarding your grant award.

Sincerely,
Meg Lusardi, Director
Green Communities Division

Cc: Marie Nolan, Member of Energy