Members
James W. Hunt, III, Chief of Environmental and Energy Services (Chair)
Michael Galvin, Chief of Basic City Services
Lisa Signori, Chief Financial Officer
Dr. Barbra Ferrer, Executive Director, Public Health Commission


Integrated Energy Management Plan for municipal buildings In 2003, Mayor Menino appointed an Energy Management Board, chaired by the Chief of Environmental and Energy Services. In 2005, the Board completed an Integrated Energy Management Plan (IEMP), which studied energy use in 362 municipal buildings and identified potential savings, particularly in the "Top Ten."

The plan's implementation steps, over which the Board exercises continuing authority, include:

• Establish comprehensive energy efficiency retrofit program for city facilities, beginning with the implementation of energy efficiency recommendations for top two energy users, City Hall and Boston Public Library
• Use energy efficiency standards and building commissioning template developed for the IEMP.
• Investigate distributed generation including cogeneration and renewable energy in City facilities, building on the Boston Public Schools' successful installation of 6MW cogeneration (one half of its load) and solar voltaic panels on three schools.
• Update and streamline the administration of energy purchasing, and create a central database of financial, property, and utility information in order to analyze energy use.
• Participate in the Independent System Operator New England Inc. (ISO-NE) Demand Response program.

Contact: Brad Swing, Director of Energy Policy, 617-635-3425