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o� F <br />Town of Reading IZ'E'C'EfVEJ) <br />TOWN CLERK <br />Meeting Minutes <br />�e `?=Ari^'C, MA. <br />Board - Committee - commission - council: 2523 MAR -8 PH 3: 1 <br />Climate Advisory Committee <br />Date: 2022-04-27 Time: 7:00 PM <br />Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street <br />Purpose: Bi -monthly meeting <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />David Zeek, Chair; Ray Porter, Secretary; Jeff Everson, Member; Celeste <br />Kracke, Member; Genady Pilyaysky, Member; Walt Talbot, Associate <br />Member; Travis Estes, Associate Member; Jeff Everson, Member; Celeste <br />Kracke, Member; Genady Pilyaysky, Member; Walt Talbot, Associate <br />Member; <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Walt Talbot, Associate Member; <br />Others Present: <br />Greg Phipps, RMLD <br />Usha , North Reading Resident (by phone) <br />Lori Weir, Reading Resident <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ray Porter <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />Meeting was held via a Zoom Conference Call <br />Welcome to Members and Guests <br />Review minutes, vote on acceptance <br />Meeting minutes for 3/23/2022 and 4/13/2022 approved as amended <br />RMLD Update - Greg Phipps (slide presentation) <br />• Solar PV - municipal/schools review to start September 2022 <br />• Accelerating EV adoption - by 2035 new vehicles need to be EV <br />o Target charging hours are in early morning hour (midnight to 6am) <br />• Wholesale energy cost forecast - 90% of energy purchases are contracted <br />o RMLD rates are below open market rates <br />• RMLD Decarbonization <br />o Rate classes: residential, industrial, commercial <br />o Residential rate are seasonal <br />• Key Financial Drivers <br />• 2021 Climate Law <br />• Characterization of non -carbon generation <br />o Filling in the natural gas gap with renewable generation <br />• RMLD decarbonization transition <br />Page I I w.n <br />