Green Energy Committee approves February minutes, explores alternatives to voluntary renewable energy credits.
Green Energy Committee explores alternatives to renewable energy credits. The committee heard from Paul Gromer of Peregrine Group that federal offshore wind delays have made Class 1 renewable energy certificate purchases less effective at driving new clean energy investment. Members reached
Green Energy Committee · Meeting of March 19, 2026
LINCOLN — Green Energy Committee explores alternatives to renewable energy credits. The committee heard from Paul Gromer of Peregrine Group that federal offshore wind delays have made Class 1 renewable energy certificate purchases less effective at driving new clean energy investment. Members reached preliminary consensus to explore alternatives such as local solar development or out-of-region projects like Cambridge's North Dakota investment, though uncertainty remains about state legal requirements for participant benefits.
The approximately $320,000 annual voluntary REC spending may be redirected. Meanwhile, the Library HVAC project has been postponed to a fall special Town Meeting due to uncertainty about federal Investment Tax Credit funding amounts.
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Source: the Green Energy Committee meeting of March 19, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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