Select Board discusses electric utility financing and policy updates.
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, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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