• Solar
• Wind
• Geothermal
• Biomass/Gasification
• Retro-fitting –Weatherization
–Energy Star
• Recycling
• Facility upgrades
• Alternative Vehicles
• Transportation Oriented Development.
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Reduced Energy $$$$
• How much energy reduction in a school district is needed to save a teacher’s job?
How many jobs do we create to create the energy savings that save a teacher’s job?
MORE SPENDING MORE TAX REVENUE
INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES
INCREASED PUBLIC SERVICES
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How do we effectively attract these technologies and the jobs they bring to the Hudson Valley?
• Solar access
• Permissive Zoning Codes
–Siting
–Solar access protection
• Building Codes
–Insure Proper Installation
• Promote financing opportunities
–NYSERDA assistance
–Buy back provisions
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• Comprehensive Planning
• Land
–7-8 acres per each megawatt
• End users/distribution system
• Zoning –Essential service
–Utility
–Special Use
• Financing
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SOLAR PANNEL MANUFACTURERS
• Comprehensive Planning
• Zoning –Does it constitute a nuisance? Modify definition
• Infrastructure –Sewer –Water –Road, railroad distribution
GEOTHERMAL
• Understand Technology
–Educate code enforcement officer
• Permitting
–DEC Groundwater protection
• Provision for local manufacturing
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BIOMASS/RECYCLING
• Zoning
–Nuisance uses?
–Where can they be accomodated?
–What are appropriate conditions?
• Public Education
• Gasification
–Ethanol/methane recapture
WIND INDIVIDUAL TURBINES
• Comprehensive Plan
–Where are the wind corridors?
• Zoning –Height issues –Noise –Visual impact –Environmental –Safety
• Comprehensive Plan
• Zoning –Similar to individual wind turbines
• Large land area
• Proximity to transmission lines/distribution
Wastewater Improvements
• Incorporate green design elements to improve existing plants
–Gasification of sludge on site
–Geothermal/solar electricity and heating
• Proposed SEQR mandates to address greenhouse gas emissions
• REGI
Transportation Oriented Development Smart Growth
• Principles of Smart Growth
–Provide a Variety of Transportation Choices
–Mix Land Uses
–Create a Range of Housing Opportunities and Choices
–Create Walkable Neighborhoods
–Encourage Community and Stakeholder Collaboration
–Foster Distinctive, Attractive Communities with a Strong Sense of Place
–Make Development Decisions Predictable, Fair and Cost Effective
–Preserve Open Space, Farmland, Natural Beauty and Critical Environmental Areas
–Strengthen and Direct Development Towards Existing Communities
–Take Advantage of Compact Building Design and Efficient Infrastructure Design
GEIS for green corridors
green development
