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PRESENT Chairman Bill Crafty Members Gary Pedone David Dunn Fred c C

Zalcman and Randi Oisher 0ABSENT WITH NOTICE Hank Karl Nick Ellis and Mark Anderson

CALL TO ORDER Chairman Bill Crafty called the meeting to order at707PMwith the pledge of allegiance

PRESENTATION BY ENERGY PROVIDERS Secretary David Dunn made priorarrangements with multiple firms to present at scheduled times

Sunlight Solar Enerpy Carolyn Humphries presented to the committee She

gave a brief overview of her company which she claims is the oldest most wellestablished company With over550 installations of which the vast majority are

residential a smaller amount being commercial installations

Carolyn explained that a monocrystal photovoltaic system has a life expectancyof 4050years the inverter being the brains of the system would have a 10 year

warranty She is more than willing to be of assistance once the town has

established which building it wants to utilize

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Sunlight General Capital LLC Art Mannion and Jay Mann made a

presentation promoting Rizzo and Sunlight see attached Rizzo has been in

business for 47 years Art explained the benefits with contracting with Rizzo and

Jay Mann explained the financing portion of the project

CT Electrical Services Erik Anderson presented on behalf of owner Bruce

Angeleszek who founded the company in 1994 They are primarily electriciansand are currently working on a 200 KW project in Manchester Erik being a Solar

Energy Specialist explained how his company operates

Ross Solar Group Stephan Hartman prepared a hypothetical proposal for the

Town of Bethel using information found in our minutes from the last meeting seeattached Having done work for other municipalities Ross Solar has experienceThey are currently installing a 350 KW system in Massachusetts

ECG Engineering LLC Richard Barrett and David Newman conducted their

presentation with a power point program explaining the services offered by ECG

Engineering Their company consists of Engineers Architects Financial

Advisors Project Managers etc ECG handled much of Long Island School

districts branching out into CT and PA Last year They would perform a

Preliminary Energy Audit Prepare RFPs Analyze and normalize proposalsmaking them transparent Assist in the selection of the best proposal and designthe project Their fees are5 if the project is 2 million dollars or more and 7 if

the project is under 2 million

Alteris Renewables Mark Rostafin also made a presentation utilizing a PowerPoint program Alteris is based in Wilton CT employing approximately 140

people throughout the Mid Atlantic and New EnglandAlteris has an extensive resume of previous projects completed Mark included

information of the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Their Motto is ExperienceExpertise Results They will take the project from start to finish design financeobtain money from CCEF have a project manager on site and maintain the

system for its lifetime Alteris has performed over 2000 installations which include

Yale University Brandeis University and Avon Old Farms School among manyothers Chairman Crafty asked how quickly they could come up with a proposalMark stated within a week

Time is of the essence in order to take advantage of the grant

The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on February 3 2011

ADJOURN

Gary Pedone made a motion to adjourn the motion was seconded by Randi

Oisher Vote all in favor motion unanimously approved

Meeting adjourned at925 PM

Respectfully submitted

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Proposed Photovoltaic System for Town ofBethel Power Purchase Agreement

Ross Solar GroupJanuary 20 2011

System Size 200 kW

Sunpower TS 305 watt module

Total Cost to the Town of Bethel 0

System Production per year

@ 10 degree pitch 180 degree azimuth 220000 kWh AC@ 15ckWh 33000year

Proposed savings 10ofelectrical production3300 saved annuallyPrice will be locked at 10 below market rate for duration ofcontract 1520 years

Advantages

The Bethel High School will have one of the largest grid tied solar electric system installed in the state

ofConnecticut

The educational value along with the PR value of such a system will benefit the town and school systemfor the next 25 years

By installing such a system the town ofBethel and its officials will be demonstrating their commitment

to renewable energy and the environment

Finally the PV system proposed will be fully financed and owned by a subsidiary ofthe Ross Solar

Group and will not cost tax payers a dime

Simple Payback

No investment required

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Signed Letter ofIntent to proceed Must be issued soon to give RSG an opportunity to apply for and secure the

ARRAfunded grant Although there is no deadline for this funding source and will likely be available beyondFebruary it is awarded on afirstcome firstserved basis and should not be delayed Without securing the

ARRACCEF grant this proposal and project is not feasible

72 Grays Bridge Road 1C Phone 203 5124500 InfoaRossSolarGroupcomBrookfield CT 06804 Fax 203 5170052 wwwRossSolarGroupcom

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Proposed Photovoltaic Svstem for Town ofBethel PVSvstem Ownership Option

Ross Solar GroupJanuary 20 2011

System Size 200 kW

Sharp 230 watt module

@475watt 950000Minus CCEF OSDG Grant 694000

Total Cost to the Town ofBethel 256530

System Production per year

@ 10 degree pitch 180 degree azimuth

@ 15ckWh220000 kWh AC33000year

Note All RECsSRECs are retained by the system owner

Advantages

The Bethel High School will have one of the largest grid tied solar electric system installed in the state

ofConnecticutThe educational value along with the PR value ofsuch a system will benefit the town and school systemfor the next 25 years

By installing such a system the town ofBethel and its officials will be demonstrating their commitment

to renewable energy and the environment

Electrical savings and future SREC values can be used to repay loanJtreasury for investment puttingBethel on a path to substantial cash savings on the Townsenergy needs

Return On Investment with electrical savings only SREC not factored 129

Next Step

Signed Letter of Intent to proceed Must be issued by early February in order to submit rebate application to

CLEF by22811deadline Without securing the CLEF OSDG grant this proposal and project is not feasible

72 Grays Bridge Road 1C Phone 203 5124500 InCodRossSolarGroupcom

Brookfield CT 06804 Fax 866 27L3016 wwwRossSolarGroupcom

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municipal applications CT municipalities who have trusted Ross Solar Group for their PV projects

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3 We are driven by quality and preserve the PV industrys best interests as well as the needs of our

customers RSG will pour all of our resources into providing the Town of Bethel with the same service

our previous customers have enjoyed4 Ross Solar Group uses nonpenetrating racking solutions to protect your roofs warranty Should

penetrations or modifications to the roof be required we work with approved roofing contractors to

protect the warranty

5 PV Systems from Ross Solar Group are turnkey and we provide a5year workmanship warranty on top

of the manufacturers system warranty You can always count on us for Technical Support

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