Chenango County Planning Department introduces electric car campaign
Chenango County has announced a new energy initiative that benefits from the local purchases of electric vehicles. One electric vehicle charging station is located in the City of Norwich behind the Red Roof Inn. (Photo by Lilli Iannella)
CHENANGO COUNTY– The Chenango County Planning Department announced a new clean energy initiative on Tuesday involving the purchase of electric and hybrid vehicles.
The Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Community Campaign encourages Chenango County residents to buy energy-efficient vehicles – electric or hybrid – at a local or regional car dealership. After the first 10 purchases of these vehicles, the county is eligible to receive $15,000 to use toward clean energy upgrades in the community.
The campaign is part of the Clean Energy Communities program through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), said Chenango County Planner Allison Yacano. The program is designed to provide local and state governments with the resources and funding necessary to face climate action goals, including cutting emissions and lowering operational costs.
“Our hope is to not only get the infrastructure for the community but also make sure that the community knows that the technology is out there, and they can purchase vehicles that are sold here locally,” Yacano said.
The planning department urges community members who have purchased one of these energy-efficient vehicles to complete a short survey to help the county receive the grant.
The department partnered with two car dealerships in Norwich, McCredy Motors Inc. and Matthews Ford, to cross-promote the campaign, Yacano said.
Yacano said the initiative represents another step to take action to promote a more sustainable community and address the state’s climate action plan, which calls to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 through increased use of renewable energy.
Using electric or hybrid vehicles saves fossil fuels and lessens carbon emissions that cause climate change, she said.
According to NASA, human activities, including burning fossil fuels like oil and natural gas, have increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by 50% since the Industrial Revolution. Over the last century, human-induced carbon emissions have represented the most contributing factor to climate change.
Chenango County has completed community campaigns like the community solar campaign, which gave community members access to solar energy and awarded the county with $15,000 that it used toward upgrading lighting in Norwich, Yacano said.
In 2022, the City of Norwich also installed electric vehicle chargers in four locations. Yacano additionally mentioned charging stations at the Oxford Memorial Library and in Sherburne.
The county also recently completed a heating and cooling campaign that allowed residents in the City of Norwich and Village of Sherburne to install clean technologies in their households to lower energy use and operational cost, Yacano said.
Under the new electric and hybrid vehicle campaign, Yacano said the county has not yet received any participants. But in hopes of achieving the $15,000 after completing the campaign, she said the county is currently figuring out what it would use the funding on.
With the grant money, Yacano said the county is exploring electric landscaping equipment for public county facilities, including mowers, leaf blowers and hedge trimmers. The equipment would lower operational cost for vehicles and stress on fossil fuels from using gas, she said.
Participants over the first 10 can provide the county with additional funding, Yacano said, which is important in supporting more clean energy technology in the county that can fight the effects of climate change.
“I think as we move forward into the future, there will be a lot of different impacts based around climate change,” Yacano said. “We're going to run out of fossil fuels, so that's why we're looking into the electrification of everything…I think one of the most reliable forms of transportation is cars, so it's important for people to understand that the future is electric.”
Yacano said that little changes, like using electric and hybrid vehicles, can bring about larger impacts over time by reducing carbon emissions.
“We're a small community here in Chenango County, and I think we have a much larger impact on New York State than a lot of people think we do. So it's important to keep that in mind,” Yacano said.
The Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Community Campaign encourages Chenango County residents to buy energy-efficient vehicles – electric or hybrid – at a local or regional car dealership. After the first 10 purchases of these vehicles, the county is eligible to receive $15,000 to use toward clean energy upgrades in the community.
The campaign is part of the Clean Energy Communities program through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), said Chenango County Planner Allison Yacano. The program is designed to provide local and state governments with the resources and funding necessary to face climate action goals, including cutting emissions and lowering operational costs.
“Our hope is to not only get the infrastructure for the community but also make sure that the community knows that the technology is out there, and they can purchase vehicles that are sold here locally,” Yacano said.
The planning department urges community members who have purchased one of these energy-efficient vehicles to complete a short survey to help the county receive the grant.
The department partnered with two car dealerships in Norwich, McCredy Motors Inc. and Matthews Ford, to cross-promote the campaign, Yacano said.
Yacano said the initiative represents another step to take action to promote a more sustainable community and address the state’s climate action plan, which calls to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 through increased use of renewable energy.
Using electric or hybrid vehicles saves fossil fuels and lessens carbon emissions that cause climate change, she said.
According to NASA, human activities, including burning fossil fuels like oil and natural gas, have increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by 50% since the Industrial Revolution. Over the last century, human-induced carbon emissions have represented the most contributing factor to climate change.
Chenango County has completed community campaigns like the community solar campaign, which gave community members access to solar energy and awarded the county with $15,000 that it used toward upgrading lighting in Norwich, Yacano said.
In 2022, the City of Norwich also installed electric vehicle chargers in four locations. Yacano additionally mentioned charging stations at the Oxford Memorial Library and in Sherburne.
The county also recently completed a heating and cooling campaign that allowed residents in the City of Norwich and Village of Sherburne to install clean technologies in their households to lower energy use and operational cost, Yacano said.
Under the new electric and hybrid vehicle campaign, Yacano said the county has not yet received any participants. But in hopes of achieving the $15,000 after completing the campaign, she said the county is currently figuring out what it would use the funding on.
With the grant money, Yacano said the county is exploring electric landscaping equipment for public county facilities, including mowers, leaf blowers and hedge trimmers. The equipment would lower operational cost for vehicles and stress on fossil fuels from using gas, she said.
Participants over the first 10 can provide the county with additional funding, Yacano said, which is important in supporting more clean energy technology in the county that can fight the effects of climate change.
“I think as we move forward into the future, there will be a lot of different impacts based around climate change,” Yacano said. “We're going to run out of fossil fuels, so that's why we're looking into the electrification of everything…I think one of the most reliable forms of transportation is cars, so it's important for people to understand that the future is electric.”
Yacano said that little changes, like using electric and hybrid vehicles, can bring about larger impacts over time by reducing carbon emissions.
“We're a small community here in Chenango County, and I think we have a much larger impact on New York State than a lot of people think we do. So it's important to keep that in mind,” Yacano said.
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