The Town of Southampton on Long Island has set a goal of meeting all of the community’s energy consumption needs through renewable sources by 2025.
It is also taking steps to reduce that energy consumption and lower the cost to residents and the Town of meeting their energy needs.
Today we talk with Lynn Arthur, chair of the Southampton Energy Sustainability Subcommittee of the Southampton Town Sustainability Committee. Lynn Arthur is also executive director of Peak Power Long Island, a not-for-profit providing services in the areas of conservation and renewable energy solutions.
She designed and together with Southampton Town staff launched its Tri-Energy program. The program offers residents ways to lower the cost of their electric service and reduce their energy consumption. An objective of the program is to reduce the peak electric demand on the South Fork which is driving up the cost of providing service by the electric utility, a cost that would be passed on to the ratepayers.
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We talked with Lynn Arthur, Chair of the Southampton Town Energy Sustainability Sub-Committee, and executive director of Peak Power Long Island. We talked about the programs Long Island Green Homes and Solarize Southampton. Long Island Green Homes offers a free home energy audit and rebates and financing for systems that can lower your energy usage. Solarize Southampton is aimed at getting more homes and businesses to go solar by offering technical assistance and reduced pricing.
More information on these programs is available on Southampton Town’s website SouthamptonTownNY.gov or Tri-energy.org
Here is more information about Southampton Town’s plans to meet its energy goals:
This month the town announced it is considering a Community Choice Aggregation program. The program would allow the Town to negotiate to buy electricity in bulk and perhaps select a new energy supplier. The aggregation programs, which became available in New York in 2016, enable municipalities to seek cheaper and greener power supplies.
Meanwhile, Southampton will replace its street lights with LED fixtures and add additional electric cars to its municipal fleet of about 75 vehicles. It is considering applying for a grant to fund five electric vehicle charging stations in town.
Also The Town is considering using solar panels paired with batteries to provide electricity for its buildings. Southampton Town’s Earth Day program is planned for Saturday April 21 at Good Ground Park off Montauk Highway at Squiretown Road in Hampton Bays. The program will include an exhibit of energy-saving vehicles provided by local car dealers.
See The Southampton Press / 27east.com for more info.
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Southampton Town's Sustainable Energy Program
The Town of Southampton on Long Island has set a goal of meeting all of the community’s energy consumption needs through renewable sources by 2025.
It is also taking steps to reduce that energy consumption and lower the cost to residents and the Town of meeting their energy needs.
Today we talk with Lynn Arthur, chair of the Southampton Energy Sustainability Subcommittee of the Southampton Town Sustainability Committee. Lynn Arthur is also executive director of Peak Power Long Island, a not-for-profit providing services in the areas of conservation and renewable energy solutions.
She designed and together with Southampton Town staff launched its Tri-Energy program. The program offers residents ways to lower the cost of their electric service and reduce their energy consumption. An objective of the program is to reduce the peak electric demand on the South Fork which is driving up the cost of providing service by the electric utility, a cost that would be passed on to the ratepayers.
Listen here
We talked with Lynn Arthur, Chair of the Southampton Town Energy Sustainability Sub-Committee, and executive director of Peak Power Long Island. We talked about the programs Long Island Green Homes and Solarize Southampton. Long Island Green Homes offers a free home energy audit and rebates and financing for systems that can lower your energy usage. Solarize Southampton is aimed at getting more homes and businesses to go solar by offering technical assistance and reduced pricing.
More information on these programs is available on Southampton Town’s website SouthamptonTownNY.gov or Tri-energy.org
Here is more information about Southampton Town’s plans to meet its energy goals:
This month the town announced it is considering a Community Choice Aggregation program. The program would allow the Town to negotiate to buy electricity in bulk and perhaps select a new energy supplier. The aggregation programs, which became available in New York in 2016, enable municipalities to seek cheaper and greener power supplies.
Meanwhile, Southampton will replace its street lights with LED fixtures and add additional electric cars to its municipal fleet of about 75 vehicles. It is considering applying for a grant to fund five electric vehicle charging stations in town.
Also The Town is considering using solar panels paired with batteries to provide electricity for its buildings. Southampton Town’s Earth Day program is planned for Saturday April 21 at Good Ground Park off Montauk Highway at Squiretown Road in Hampton Bays. The program will include an exhibit of energy-saving vehicles provided by local car dealers.
See The Southampton Press / 27east.com for more info.
It is also taking steps to reduce that energy consumption and lower the cost to residents and the Town of meeting their energy needs.
Today we talk with Lynn Arthur, chair of the Southampton Energy Sustainability Subcommittee of the Southampton Town Sustainability Committee. Lynn Arthur is also executive director of Peak Power Long Island, a not-for-profit providing services in the areas of conservation and renewable energy solutions.
She designed and together with Southampton Town staff launched its Tri-Energy program. The program offers residents ways to lower the cost of their electric service and reduce their energy consumption. An objective of the program is to reduce the peak electric demand on the South Fork which is driving up the cost of providing service by the electric utility, a cost that would be passed on to the ratepayers.
Listen here
We talked with Lynn Arthur, Chair of the Southampton Town Energy Sustainability Sub-Committee, and executive director of Peak Power Long Island. We talked about the programs Long Island Green Homes and Solarize Southampton. Long Island Green Homes offers a free home energy audit and rebates and financing for systems that can lower your energy usage. Solarize Southampton is aimed at getting more homes and businesses to go solar by offering technical assistance and reduced pricing.
More information on these programs is available on Southampton Town’s website SouthamptonTownNY.gov or Tri-energy.org
Here is more information about Southampton Town’s plans to meet its energy goals:
This month the town announced it is considering a Community Choice Aggregation program. The program would allow the Town to negotiate to buy electricity in bulk and perhaps select a new energy supplier. The aggregation programs, which became available in New York in 2016, enable municipalities to seek cheaper and greener power supplies.
Meanwhile, Southampton will replace its street lights with LED fixtures and add additional electric cars to its municipal fleet of about 75 vehicles. It is considering applying for a grant to fund five electric vehicle charging stations in town.
Also The Town is considering using solar panels paired with batteries to provide electricity for its buildings. Southampton Town’s Earth Day program is planned for Saturday April 21 at Good Ground Park off Montauk Highway at Squiretown Road in Hampton Bays. The program will include an exhibit of energy-saving vehicles provided by local car dealers.
See The Southampton Press / 27east.com for more info.
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