Specifications include, but are not limited to: The required Scope of Work includes the following: Create an appropriate baseline for tracking relevant energy metrics across sectors in Hartford • Determine critical information for accounting and reporting of the Town’s GHG emissions, including but not limited to setting an appropriate inventory boundary, reporting framework, and GHG emissions calculation methodologies. • Calculate emissions by fuel type, source, and sector based on the determinations made in the bullet above. • Determine what tracking mechanism would be used to monitor progress toward net-zero goal. Analyze a business as usual (BAU) scenario under current policy through 2030 • Take into account current trends in terms of economic growth, population growth, vehicle travel, and new construction projects in Hartford, as well as the Town’s plans and programs (as described in the Town Plan and Energy Chapter show at Appendix A), current Efficiency Vermont and Green Mountain Power programs and incentives, and relevant current state and federal policies. • Determine key technologies and economic sensitivities that have a potential for significant impact in BAU scenario (e.g. what impact the pricing of batteries might have on the Town’s progress toward net-zero). • Determine what the BAU scenario achieves relative to net-zero goal.