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Energy Committee Guide

Establish Your Mission Statement

A mission statement will serve to guide the committee as new members join and the committee evolves. The mission will also help to form the later mentioned goals and objectives. Here are sample mission statements for you to use for your energy committee. Feel free to tweak them as you see fit:

Keene Mission Statement
Created to aid in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in order to protect the viability of the community and to protect public health, safety, and welfare.

Center Harbor Mission Statement
To determine local actions the Town of Center Harbor can take to save energy and reduce emissions.

Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative
The Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative was organized to encourage energy conservation, energy efficiency practices and to promote the use of renewable energy in homes, businesses and public buildings in the Plymouth region through education community outreach and barrier reduction. The Energy Initiative takes a pragmatic approach by encouraging people to prepare for their energy future as they would their financial future. Our guiding motto is Get Energized. Plan Now for Your Energy Future.

Sustainable Lexington (MA)
Sustainable Lexington works to influence the town and its residents toward environmental sustainability-meeting the needs of today's residents without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. We focus particularly on opportunities that will save Lexington taxpayers money. Our work includes education, working with town government, pilot projects, and supporting Massachusetts educational and policy efforts.