Relationship to Local Planning Efforts

This project is consistent with and reflected in local plans. It is based on guiding principles created by a variety of groups, including the Greenfield Redevelopment Authority, Greening Greenfield Energy Committee, Pioneer Valley Renewable Energy Collaborative, Franklin County Sustainable Biomass Project, Co-op Power, Massachusetts Department of Energy & Environmental Affairs, and the U.S. Dept. of Energy. The specific frameworks and documents being followed include:

The Pioneer Valley Renewable Energy Collaborative did a 2008 Pioneer Valley Clean Energy Plan prepared by the can be found here: http://www.frcog.org/pubs/landuse/Clean_Energy_Plan/PVPC-CLEAN_ENERGY_PLAN_final.pdf

Massachusetts Department of Energy and Environmental Affairs has a MA Sustainable Forest Bioenergy Initiative with documents here: http://www.mass.gov/Eoeea/docs/doer/renewables/biomass/bio-08-02-28-wmass-assess.pdf

The Greening Greenfield Sustainability Plan is informed by 'International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives': documents found here:

http://www.iclei.org/

Co-op Power has guiding principles and a framework for supporting community initiative renewable energy projects that is described here:

http://www.cooppower.coop/about-co-op-power/co-op-power-s-vision-and-mission

and Sustainable Biomass Project Guidelines

http://www.cooppower.coop/sustainable-biomass-project-assumptions-and-guidelines

The U.S. Dept of Energy has a Biomass Program Multi-Year Program Plan described here:

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/pdfs/biomass_program_mypp.pdf

State of the Art Emissions Guidelines described by Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) at www.nescaum.org