283.2022 Authorizing NYSERDA Community Campaign for Clean Heating & Cooling & Energy Efficiency Scoping Document RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING NEW YORK STATE ENERGY
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (NYSERDA)
COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN FOR CLEAN HEATING AND COOLING
AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY - SCOPING DOCUMENT
RESOLUTION NO.: 283, 2022
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Timothy McNulty
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. George Ferone
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 71, 2019, the Queensbury Town Board adopted the New
York State Climate Smart Communities pledge, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 253, 2021, the Town Board initiated the New York State
Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Solar and Electric Vehicle Clean
Energy Community Campaigns for the Town of Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, NYSERDA is sponsoring and providing local governments opportunities to
earn credits for NYSERDA'S Clean Energy Communities, Community Campaign for Clean
Heating and Cooling and Energy Efficiency, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board believes that well-organized, community-scale campaigns
can: 1) effectively encourage adoption of new, innovative technologies to generate value and
savings for consumers while advancing New York's clean energy goals; 2) promote program
opportunities including community solar, clean heating and cooling and energy efficiency; 3)
provide consumers with increased access to clean energy; and 4) bring together groups of
potential customers through widespread outreach and education; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board therefore wishes to initiate NYSERDA'S Clean Energy
Communities, Community Campaign for Clean Heating and Cooling and Energy Efficiency to
encourage the adoption of clean heating and cooling technologies as well as energy efficiency
retrofits to homes, businesses and community institutions as delineated in NYSERDA'S Clean
Energy Communities Leadership Round Guidance Document as Revised December 2021
presented at this meeting and as will be more specifically set forth in the Town's Community
Campaign Scoping Document,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes and directs completion
and submission of the Town of Queensbury's Community Campaign Scoping Document to the
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) relating to
NYSERDA'S Clean Energy Communities, Community Campaign for Clean Heating and
Cooling and Energy Efficiency and, provided that NYSERDA approves the Scoping Document,
further authorizes and directs initiation of the Town's Community Campaign as will be detailed
and described in the Scoping Document and as delineated in the preambles of this Resolution,
and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to
execute any needed documentation and the Town Supervisor and/or Town Staff to take such other
and further actions as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 251h day of July, 2022 by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Strough, Mr. Ferone, Mr. McNulty
NOES None
ABSENT: Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer