Select Board discusses electric utility financing and policy updates.
Select Board examines municipal electric utility capital financing and policy. CEO Tom Barry presented the MMWEC pooled loan program for infrastructure projects; Board members discussed a possible non-binding ballot question. ELD Manager Dylan Lewellyn proposed revising the distributed generation
Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen) · Meeting of April 13, 2026
IPSWICH — Select Board examines municipal electric utility capital financing and policy. CEO Tom Barry presented the MMWEC pooled loan program for infrastructure projects; Board members discussed a possible non-binding ballot question. ELD Manager Dylan Lewellyn proposed revising the distributed generation policy, which has not been updated in years, identifying low crediting rates and unchanged ten-year-old interconnection fees as primary concerns.
Lewellyn committed to returning with a draft revised policy or detailed responses to Board feedback. The department reported Gold Reliable Public Power Provider designation and excellence awards in safety and reliability.
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Source: the Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen) meeting of April 13, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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