Thursday 2/19 at 6:30 pm: CD Community Energy meeting features David VanLuven, Bethlehem Town Supervisor

[tina Lieberman]

Sorry for the short notice about this speaker!  Hope some of you can attend!

P.S. Albany also earned silver status as a Climate Smart Community.

Regards,

Tina

Dear Clean Energy Advocates,

Please join us this Thursday Feb 19 at 6:30 pm.  Our featured guest speaker will be David VanLuven, Town Supervisor of Bethlehem, who will discuss the sustainability initiatives that recently earned Bethlehem the coveted Silver Climate Smart Communities Certification - the highest sustainability level awarded by the NYS DEC.  Only 24 municipalities statewide have achieved this recognition over the past decade.  You'll hear about the Town's thoughtful array of efforts including those that promoted energy efficiency, new sources of clean energy, and greenhouse gas reductions.  Find out what was accomplished and what's yet to come!  

Town accomplishments included:

• Completed the award-winning Bethlehem Forward Comprehensive Plan Update
• Began transitioning town fleet to electric vehicles and installed 3 public and 2 town charging stations
• Replaced all lights at Town Hall with LEDs
• Upgraded wastewater treatment plant with more energy efficient aerators
• Built a 3.75 MW town-owned solar farm and installed solar panels on Parks & Rec administration building
• Updated Town code to make solar installation easier
• Improved and expanded infrastructure to support walking and cycling
• Expanded the town's compost facility - the only large-scale facility for food scraps composting in the region
• Opened food scraps drop spots in the community
• Conserved nearly 700 acres of open space

Hope you can join us!

Zoom Link:

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Meeting ID: 859 3579 4948
Passcode: 131892

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Tentative Agenda:

-6:30 pm: Introductions

-6:35 pm: Summary from Ithaca - Paul Fenn, President, Local Power LLC, will be busy tonight delivering one of the first public information sessions on CCA and his groundbreaking clean energy transition work in Ithaca, NY.

- Review status of Letter to local municipalities

-6:45 pm: Guest Speaker, David VanLuven, Bethlehem Town Supervisor - How Bethlehem achieved Silver Climate Smart Communities status and what's next 

-7:20 pm: Update on hiring for Capital Region Clean Energy Hub-

-7:30 pm: CDCE Board Meeting

Minutes from our 1/22/26 Capital District Community Energy meeting can be found HERE.

Capital District Community Energy is a 501(c)3 non-profit that is part of the Capital Region Clean Energy Hub, a project of NYSERDA.  Find out more about the Hub and reach out to an Energy Advisor at https://www.cleanenergycapitalregion.org/

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Tina Lieberman

President, Capital District Community Energy

Member, City of Albany Sustainability Commission

[Catherine Cantone]

Hi Tina, 

Thanks for sending this over! Will it be recorded?

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[tina Lieberman]

I did record David's presentation.  All are welcome to view it HERE on a shared drive.

Thanks for asking Catherine!

Regards,

Tina

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