Croton nets $4,000 in first-of-county streetlight solar deal

Key Actions & Decisions

• ◆ **Resolutions Passed**: None.
• ◆ **Resolutions Failed**: None.
• ◆ **Applications Reviewed**: None.
• ◆ **Public Comments**: None (noting that invited guest Jessa Mittleman, a recent resident, did not attend).
• ◆ **Reports**:
• ◆ **EV/EVSE/Renewable Diesel**: The contract with Plug-In Stations Online (PISO) to install 18 EV charge ports at the train station was signed 11/18/25; planning is underway for sections D and E (east of canopy #3 along the west side of Veterans Plaza), featuring upgraded theft-resistant cables due to rising copper thefts. The Project MOVER e-Bike program recorded 1,088 rides between July 9 and October 31; it goes into hibernation on December 19 and will restart in early April with 2 new hubs (totaling 8). The NYSERDA grant expires in 2027, with future funding potentially coming from fee changes and hub advertising. The Renewable Diesel pilot test is running smoothly and will conclude in January, transitioning all village diesel trucks to RD.
• ◆ **Solar Projects**: Train station solar canopy and BESS commissioning is expected by the end of December. Sol is installing bollards to protect downspouts from commuter vehicles and adding shrouds to photocells at canopy #2 to block stray light from train yard lamps. The DPW solar canopy was re-bid on 11/20/25 (bids due 12/8/25), drawing two additional vendors to a 12/1 site meeting.
• ◆ **Building Electrification**: Gov. Hochul suspended the state's new all-electric building code on 11/13/25 pending an appeals court decision. If reinstated, it will initially ban fossil-fuel systems in new buildings under 7 stories and less than 100,000 SF, expanding to all new buildings in 2029.
• ◆ **Food Scrap Recycling**: The old shed was moved 11/29/25 to Lot G (far south end of train station parking lot by the salt shed). The new shed arrived 11/10/25; DPW fixed doors and added a ramp. The program plans to expand to more households in January.
• ◆ **Funding and Budgeting**: A revised proposal from Luminace for a smaller BESS behind the Municipal Place facility (halved to accommodate DPW) offers about half the previous leasing rent and is under village review. Exploring the state DOT-owned wooded strip northwest of the facility between Rt. 9 and South Riverside Ave was deemed unlikely to succeed. Moving the salt shed to make room for the original BESS design was scrapped after finding the adjacent power line lacks hosting capacity. After an 18-month effort, NYPA enrolled Croton's streetlight accounts into community solar (11/25/25), applying ~$4,000 in accrued credits to zero out the Nov. Muni Bldg bill, ~$1,000 against the Dec. bill, and yielding ~$3,000 in annual savings.
• ◆ **Outreach**: Croton100's next quilt will feature the EV chargers and e-bike program. Sustainable Westchester pledged at the Clinton Global Initiative to add rooftop solar to 30,000 homes and canopies to 300 parking lots in the county by 2030.
• ◆ **Administrative**: Members must complete annual NYS-mandated Workplace Violence and Sexual Harassment training (contact pdisanto@crotononhudson-ny.gov for password resets). The committee's next meeting is Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, at 10:00 AM via Zoom following a winter recess.