NYPA Press Release

Town of Clarkstown to Install Energy-Saving LED Lights in Municipal Building

NYPA Partners with Town to Replace All Lighting Fixtures Within

Police Headquarters and Justice Court Building

Energy Efficiency Project Will Save Energy Costs and Reduce Carbon Emissions

WHITE PLAINS—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) today announced that it is replacing all the lights in the Town of Clarkstown’s police headquarters and justice court building with energy-efficient LED lighting fixtures. The project directly supports the goals of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, the most aggressive clean energy law in the nation, through the increased use of energy efficiency by participating municipalities to annually reduce their electricity demand by three percent—equivalent to 1.8 million New York households—by 2025.

“NYPA and Clarkstown are partnering to upgrade and modernize the lighting at the town’s police headquarters and justice court,” said NYPA Acting President and CEO Justin E. Driscoll. “The energy efficient lighting improvements will reduce the town’s carbon footprint and lower operation and maintenance costs.”

The $600,000 upgrade at the facility will include the replacement of more than 900 interior light fixtures with energy-efficient LED lights. The new lights also will also feature intelligent zonal lighting controls. Additionally, the Power Authority will replace ten exterior bollard lights with energy-efficient LEDs.

The project will save the town $55,000 in annual operation and maintenance costs and save 901 million BTUs, reducing carbon emissions by 26 metric tons annually. The installation will begin in May and complete by July.

“Clarkstown is delighted to again partner with NYPA on this project,” said Clarkstown Town Supervisor George Hoehmann. “We were the first Town in Rockland County to convert our streetlights to LED's, we converted Town Hall, and now—by installing LED's at our Police Department and Justice Court—we are continuing our commitment to preserve our community’s environment for future generations.  The project also brings relief to our taxpayers as we save $55,000 in energy costs per year.”

Buildings are the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in New York State. Integrating energy efficiency and electrification measures in new and existing buildings reduces carbon pollution and will help achieve more sustainable, healthy, and comfortable buildings in support of the state's ambitious goal to achieve 2 million climate-friendly homes by 2030. Through State and utility programs, more than $6.8 billion is being invested to decarbonize buildings to achieve the state's decarbonization goals. By improving energy efficiency in buildings and including onsite storage, renewables, and electric vehicle charging equipment, the state will reduce carbon pollution and advance the target of reducing on-site energy consumption by 185 trillion Btus by 2025, the equivalent of powering 1.8 million homes. Energy efficiency work accounts for nearly 75 percent of the clean energy jobs across New York.

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New York State's nation-leading climate agenda calls for an orderly and just transition that creates family-sustaining jobs, continues fostering a green economy across all sectors and ensures that at least 35 percent, with a goal of 40 percent, of the benefits of clean energy investments are directed to disadvantaged communities. Guided by some of the nation’s most aggressive climate and clean energy initiatives, New York is on a path to achieving a zero-emission electricity sector by 2040, including 70 percent renewable energy generation by 2030, and economywide carbon neutrality by mid-century. A cornerstone of this transition is New York's unprecedented clean energy investments, including more than $35 billion in 120 large-scale renewable and transmission projects across the state, $6.8 billion to reduce building emissions, $1.8 billion to scale up solar, more than $1 billion for clean transportation initiatives, and over $1.8 billion in NY Green Bank commitments. These and other investments are supporting more than 165,000 jobs in New York’s clean energy sector in 2021 and a 2,100 percent growth in the distributed solar sector since 2011. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality, New York also adopted zero-emission vehicle regulations, including requiring all new passenger cars and trucks sold in the State be zero emission by 2035. Partnerships are continuing to advance New York’s climate action with nearly 400 registered and 100 certified Climate Smart Communities, nearly 500 Clean Energy Communities, and the State’s largest community air monitoring initiative in 10 disadvantaged communities across the state to help target air pollution and combat climate change.

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