Westchester Power ends Croton electricity program Nov. 30

Key Actions & Decisions

• ◆ **Resolutions Passed:** None.
• ◆ **Resolutions Failed:** None.
• ◆ **Applications Reviewed:** None.
• ◆ **Public Comments:** None (no guests attended).
• ◆ **Reports:**
• ◆ **Westchester Power CCA:** Village Trustee Len Simon announced Westchester Power is ending CCA for all participating municipalities effective 11/30/25 due to new NY State outreach, education, and enrollment requirements.
• ◆ **EV/EVSE/Renewable Diesel:** A contract with Plug-In Stations Online to install 18 EV charge ports at the train station is expected to be signed this month, with completion by spring. A Renewable Diesel (RD) pilot test for Village diesel vehicles has run for two months without issue; RD is currently 6% cheaper than standard diesel. Two more vehicles were added to the test, which concludes in January. Westchester County Airport recently switched all 64 diesel vehicles to RD.
• ◆ **Solar Projects:** Train station canopy commissioning by NovaSource is expected before year's end. The DPW solar canopy winning bidder was dismissed on 10/10/25 for failing to provide required paperwork, resulting in the loss of ~$9,000 of a ~$48,000 NY-SUN incentive. The project will be re-bid to secure the remaining ~$39,000. Adding a battery was discussed but is complicated by Cortlandt's battery moratorium.
• ◆ **Heat Pumps:** Harmon firehouse rooftop heat pumps are on hold pending roof replacement; Washington firehouse garage heat pumps are on hold pending Harmon solar completion. Chair Lindsay Audin reported that replacing his water heater with a Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) yielded a ~$3,600 cost but was overly burdensome due to administrative barriers and inflated contractor pricing. The committee concluded HPWHs are best promoted for new construction, and Jon Katz agreed to summarize 2026 electrification building codes at the next meeting.
• ◆ **Food Scrap Recycling:** The new scrap shed arrived on 10/13/25 damaged and with defects, delaying program expansion until replaced.
• ◆ **Funding and Budgeting:** The committee reviewed an 11/3/25 proposal to lease half the dirt plot behind Municipal Place for a ~5 MW battery system, offering $172,000/year with a 2% escalator. The committee recommended Village staff seek competing bids from other BESS developers before proceeding. A Hessian Hills Road site was rejected due to inadequate power line hosting capacity (<300 kW).