Objective
This scope outlines specific areas of technical assistance support to be provided to Edgartown, MA under the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) Expert Match Program.
Background
Edgartown is a small town with less than 10,000 residents on the island of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. Although Martha’s Vineyard is often regarded as a haven for more fortunate summer residents, the year-round residents of its six towns present a different profile. The Census American Community Survey of 2021 reveals that Edgartown has a population of 5,084, with a non-White population totaling 17.8 percent. The population aged 65 and over constitutes 18.3 percent, while children younger than 16 are 14.9 percent of the population. Persons with disabilities amount to 9.0 percent. Edgartown’s summer population swells from about 5,000 to 25,000 with visitors. The island is highly vulnerable to hurricanes and nor’easters. To provide resilience in the event of a major storm, the Town would like to develop as much solar power with battery storage for its facilities as soon as possible. Edgartown needs help with a plan for electrification and solarization of the Highway Department and its adjacent campus as a microgrid. Such a plan will support grant applications to advance the electrification project in 2024.
DOE C2C Program
The C2C program is a DOE-funded effort designed to provide technical support to communities transitioning to clean energy and more sustainable energy economies. The planned program design includes an "Expert Match" technical assistance program, through which DOE national laboratories and other partners provide tailored technical assistance to communities. A typical request will include 40–60 hours of technical support on a topic where expert assistance is critical to the community making an informed clean energy decision.
Work Area
Work Area 1. Distributed Energy Resource Modeling for Resilience
- Task 1.1 Collection and review of available data
- Task 1.2 Distributed Energy Resources Customer Adoption Model (DER-CAM) resilience modeling
- Task 1.3 Results summary