Active Projects
Below is a complete list of all the Climate Smart Actions the Task Force has completed, is working on, or has plans to work on in the near future. Some of these actions are described in greater detail on their own page. Follow the links under this page in the navigation menu on the left.
Active Task Force Actions:
These are the actions the Task Force has been actively discussing at monthly meetings or the Coordinator has been actively working on in 2024.
PE01.01 CSC Task Force - Adopted bylaws in 2024
PE01.02 CSC Coordinator - Paid staff out of the planning department
PE01.03 National-Regional Climate Program -
PE01.04 Partnerships with Other Entities
PE02.01 Government Operations GHG Inventory
PE02.02 Community GHG Inventory - Being done in conjunction with CDRPC and their regional GHG Inventory
PE02.03 Government Operations Climate Action Plan - In the planning stage
PE02.04 Community Climate Action Plan - In the planning stage
PE03.01 Government Building Energy Audits (Currently, 401 State Street Office Building)
PE03.02 Interior Lighting Upgrades (Installed as building upgrades occur)
PE03.03 HVAC Upgrades (Installed as building upgrades occur)
PE03.05 Building Energy Management System (Installed as building upgrades occur)
PE03.06 Benchmarking - Municipal Buildings (Ongoing, continuous updates)
PE03.07 Clean Energy Upgrades
PE03.10 Fleet Inventory (and National Grid Infrastructure Inventory)
PE03.11 Fleet Efficiency Policy
PE03.12 Fleet Rightsizing
PE03.13 Advanced Vehicles - Purchased with NYSERDA CEC grants
PE03.17 Outdoor Lighting Upgrades (Installed as building upgrades occur)
PE04.04 Heat Pumps (County Courthouse & Heat Pump Demo to gain CEC points)
PE04.05 Solar Energy Installation (Active on Highway Garage and DSS building)
PE04.09 County-hosted Trainings (being discussed within the planning department)
PE05.12 Residential Organic Waste Program (Ongoing work at Solid Waste Dept.)
PE06.12 Alternative-fuel Infrastructure (Level-2 chargers at multiple county buildings)
PE06.13 Access to Public Transit (County Transportation Plan)
PE06.16 Natural Resources Inventory (completed in 2018)
PE06.17 Local Forestry Program - David Newman’s group
PE07.01 Climate Vulnerability Assessment (Part of the CARP)
PE07.02 Evaluate Policies for Climate Resilience (Part of the CARP)
PE07.03 Climate Adaptation Plan (Part of the CARP)
PE07.04 Climate-resilient Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP)
PE07.05 Heat Emergency Plan - (may be a part of the HMP)
PE07.07 Cooling Centers - (may be a part of the HMP)
PE07.09 Watershed-based Flood Mitigation Plan - (may be a part of the HMP)
PE07.13 Culverts & Dams
PE08.02 Green Vendor Fairs (Climate Carnival)
PE08.04 Farmers' Markets (Annual agreement to use the county parking lot in Hudson, Tourism?)
PE08.05 Buy Local/Buy Green Campaign (An ongoing campaign, Tourism?)
PE08.09 PACE Financing
PE08.12 Community Campaigns - community solar
PE08.12 Community Campaigns - Clean heating, cooling, and energy efficiency (HeatSmart)
PE09.01 Climate Change Education & Engagement (Assembling current activities into a formal document)
PE09.03 Climate-related Public Events - Climate Forum, HeatSmart workshop, other events
PE09.04 Local Climate Action Website
PE09.05 Social Media
PE10.02 Annual Progress Report (CSC and CEC Roadmaps)