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The Town is currently considering whether to pursue a small wind project at the Wastewater Treatment Plant
under MTC's Large Onsite Renewables Initiative.
The town's website is available here.
Chatham does not appear to have an alternative energy committee, but does have a Department of Health and
the Environment. Dr. Robert
Duncanson is the Director.
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NStar provides power delivery services to all Chatham electricity consumers. The table and charts below depict
electricity consumption in (in kWh) in Chatham from 2003 to 2007 and show the types of usage. The information
is provided courtesy of NSTAR.
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Year |
2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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Residential |
42,215,921 |
42,266,375 |
42,767,693 |
40,999,369 |
42,463,614
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Commercial / Industrial |
23,644,847 |
23,677,983 |
23,582,717 |
22,816,406 |
23,899,506
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Street Lighting |
213,442 |
219,569 |
204,208 |
201,977 |
202,155
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The Cape Light Compact (CLC) tracks information on all its energy efficiency programs on a town-by-town basis.
For Chatham, the Cape Light Compact efficiency
report shows an annual kWh savings of 194,525 kWh in 2008 as a result of the various CLC energy efficiency
programs.
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The production data below is based on information from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) collected
in support of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). RECs are tradable environmental commodities in the United States
and represent proof that a specified amount of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy resource.
Photovoltaic and wind energy producers that do not participate in the RECs program are not represented in the data.
The information is valid as of the end of 2007. The charts below show a growing amount of photovoltaic energy being
produced within Chatham from an increasing number of sites.
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The charts below show a growing amount of photovoltaic energy being produced within Orleans from an increasing
number of sites.
Click here to review photovoltaic energy production for all towns on
the Cape & Islands.
As part of the Cape Light Compact's
"Solarize
our Schools!" campaign, a 2kW solar photovoltaic (PV) systems was installed at the Chatham Middle school.
The solar panel at the school shows the daily, weekly, and monthly
solar panel performance.
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At the end of 2007, Chatham had no net metered wind energy production.
Municipal Wind Turbine
The Town of Chatham began working with MTC to explore the feasibility of developing a wind turbine project
on municipally owned land. In November 2004. The UMass Renewable Energy Research Laboratory conducted
a Preliminary Site Analysis at locations chosen by the municipality to determine an appropriate site to explore
feasibility.
The preliminary analysis indicated that Chatham has wind speeds high enough to warrant consideration of wind
power. It also concluded that the installation of a temporary wind monitoring tower (“met tower”) would be
a necessary next step. However, restrictions created by proximity to Chatham airport would probably limit any
wind turbine at the site to less that 150 feet in height.
After the analysis was completed, the Town opted to place the project on hold. In October 2007, the Town resumed its
exploration of the possibility of a wind project at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. However, review of the
site by MTC's airspace consultant indicates that a potential wind project at this location would be severely
limited by height restrictions imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration. The Town is currently considering
whether to pursue a smaller wind project at the Wastewater Treatment Plant under MTC's Large Onsite Renewables
Initiative.
It is studying the options within the height limitations placed by proximity to the Chatham Airport.
The Chatham Harbormaster is looking at rooftop turbines. The Chatham schools are also looking at a wind
turbine. The town is in the design phase for new police department and annex buildings. Options
for both wind and geothermal energy are being considered.
Click here to review wind energy production for all towns on the Cape
& Islands.
For an overview of wind energy on the Cape & Islands, click here.
For more information on wind projects in other communities, click
here.
For the status of community wind projects in other towns, click here.
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