The changing world of energy production and energy use brings opportunities from jobs to cost-savings to cleaner air, as we transition to a new low-pollution energy future. What does that mean for a place like Tamworth?

Please join Cook Memorial Library and Chocorua Lake Conservancy, in partnership with the newly-formed Tamworth Energy Committee, on Wednesday, September 27, at 6PM at the Cook Library in Tamworth, for “Scheming and Dreaming About Tamworth’s Energy Future,” a harvest potluck supper and community conversation about our town's energy future facilitated by Gabrielle Watson, Chair of the Tamworth Energy Committee. What would you love to see happening in town? Solar generation for town buildings? Help for homeowners and businesses to access discounts on solar and efficient space heating? Electric vehicle chargers? Community solar projects that can lower costs for renters and homeowners who have shady roofs? Or something else? Bring your ideas! 

The Energy Committee will share details about the initiatives it has been working on—a Button Up workshop at the Brett School on September 19 to learn about weatherization incentives for your home; Community Power: the bulk purchases of electricity to lower energy bills for all electricity customers in town; an energy audit for the Town Offices; and an electric vehicle expo in the spring. At the event, we will share in the season's harvest, then break into small groups to envision what we would like to see happen in Tamworth, then come back together to hear from each other. Your ideas will help the Energy Committee set its priorities for what to work on in the months and years ahead. 

This free program is part of the CML/CLC series Climate & Community. Please register in advance below so that we know how many people are coming. The Cook Library is wheelchair-accessible.

Gabrielle Watson is a Tamworth resident, clean energy transition optimist, and Chair of the Tamworth Energy Committee. In her work as a planner, evaluator and strategist in the public and not-for-profit sectors focusing on economic development, environmental protection and human rights, she often facilitates group processes to make sense of what is and generate ideas for what might be.

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