Why sustain?Thoughts for municipal leaders

Southern Westchester Energy Action Consortium

28 January 2012

Sarah Lawrence College

Mayor Leo Wiegman, Croton-on-Hudson, NY

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Reasons to believea) $ savings?

b) Climate adaptation?

c) Better health?

d) Safer transportation?

e) Better foodways?

f) National security?

g) All of the above

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Climate Disruption Will

Cost All New Yorkers

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OMG! What next?

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Why measure?

“When I die, let earth

and fire mix: It matters

not to me, for my affairs

will be unaffected.” —

ancient Greek proverb

“If you cannot measure

it, you cannot improve

it.” — Lord Kelvin

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Croton’s numbers

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Streetlights, for example Peekskill $591,610*

Cortlandt $144,495*

Croton $109,000

24% increase over 4 years

Count fixtures.

Rebid offpeak demand.

Delamp unneeded lights.

Relamp outdated fixtures

*http://renewnweac.org/index-1.html

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Life cycle costs matter

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Build once, well. 92% of cost of

a building is the

personnel

inside.

Healthy

buildings = a

great return on

salaries.

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Start now! Anywhere!

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Journey to the blue

yonder

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Questions?

Thank you.

Leo Wiegman

lwiegman@crotononhudson-

ny.gov

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