Inventory Results for the Village of Irvington�Westchester Climate Action Planning Institute 

June 28, 2023

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Larry Schopfer

Nicola Coddington

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Charlotte Binns

Warwick Norton

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Climate Action Planning Institute

Westchester CAPI is a project of the Hudson Valley Regional Council and is funded by the DEC Climate Smart Communities Grant Program.  Guidance was provided by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEA).

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9 Municipalities

16 months, from Feb 2023 to Aug of 2024

12 meetings

2 reports

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Irvington

• A suburban village in the Town of Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York. Situated between the Hudson River and the Saw Mill River Parkway, 20 miles north of central Manhattan.

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• Population, as of 2020, was 6460 people with 2109 households across 4 square miles. The median income is $184,000.

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Environmental History

• Clean Energy Community: 10 Actions completed for 5200 points.
• Climate Smart Community: Certified Bronze in 2021
• The Village participates in Grid Rewards and EnergySmart Homes programs

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Background on the Inventory

• 2019 chosen as baseline year for earliest data still accessible in a non-pandemic year.

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• Tracking data with FacilityDude (now called Energy Manager) since 2010. All data except commute and fleet data come from this source.

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• Focus includes government owned and run buildings and facilities, vehicle fleet, street lights and water pump station. Not residential or school.

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• No substantial refrigerants of note. We do, however, recycle discarded residential refrigerators and AC units, with a facility that reuses the remaining refrigerants.

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• No Wastewater facilities.

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Emissions by Sector

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Total Metric Tons: 1119

Fleet: 515

Buildings & Facilities: 329

Commute: 260

Water: 7

Street Lights: 8

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Vehicle Fleet

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Use more than 500 gallons per year:

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2012 Chevy Suburban

2018 Ford Explorer

2004 Volvo VHD Tandem

2017 Ford F-350 SD XLT DRW

2016 Ford F-350 SD XLT DRW

2019 Ford Explorer

2017 Ford Explorer

2020 Ford Explorer Police Sport Utility

2017 Ford Explorer

2009 Western Star 4900 FA Conventional Cab

2016 Ford Explorer XLT

2020 Freightliner 114SD Conventional Cab

2011 Chevy Tahoe

2013 Western Star 4900 FA Conventional Cab

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Calculated average VMT (vehicle miles travelled) per year / vehicle model MPG rating in a city

Fleet emissions are hard to determine because 1) we fill vehicles from our own pumps without an itemized record and 2) many service vehicles consume while standing still so the odometer is not a helpful data point.

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Buildings and Facilities Overview Co2e

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Note that the Mechanic Garage, Sanitation Garage and Hwy Garage are all part of the DPW lot.

The Town Hall creates the greatest CO2e impact, though it includes the police department and Irvington Theater. The Theater HVAC is already in contract to upgrade from steam / oil to electric heat pumps. However, since AC is being installed for the first time, emissions may not be reduced.

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Buildings and Facilities Natural Gas

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Buildings and Facilities Oil

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Buildings and Facilities kWh

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Buildings and Facilities: Library

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The AC system was replaced in 2022.

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Employee Commute

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• Approximately 45% of 80 full-time equivalent employees responded.
• They drive an average of 17 miles to work, one way, for 4.8 days per week.
• Calculated Annual VMT in total to be 271,660 and then broke that down into Light Truck / SUV 145,627 (54%) and Passenger Car 126,033 (46%). Scaled this by multiplying the average VMT and MPG x number of employees.

Commute Survey:

• A lot of people say they would consider alternatives if they could be guaranteed a ride home in the event of an emergency. A number of people say they would consider public transit if there was compensation. Look into potential grants.
• Quite a few folks are driving trucks/ SUVs. 1/2 of them say they would be interested in hooking up to village EV charging if offered. Possibly piggyback on the fleet EV chargers being installed.
• 5 zip codes with 2+ people who could ride-share. Look at 511NY Rideshare app and potential incentives.

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Street Lights

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Converted to LED in 2016-17

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Water Pumps

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Take Aways / Next Steps

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Tree Inventory:

We are calculating the impact of the Irvington Woods and Irvingon street trees, which are significant.

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Additional inventories:

Given how much has changed since 2019, we are excited to compare to another year for deeper learnings. And annual inventories and benchmarking will be significantly easier going forward.

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Climate Action Plan:

• The next step with CAPI this fall is to identify mitigation strategies and reduction goals.
• In the spring, we present our findings to stakeholder groups, formalize the plan and request the Board of Trustees adopt it.
• This will qualify us for 16 Climate Smart Communities Points.

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Related Actions:

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Community GHG Inventory:

Starting in September, the Hudson Valley Regional Council will facilitate a similar process. The report will qualify us for an additional 16 Climate Smart Community Points. The board needs to pass a simple resolution.

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Climate Smart Communities:

We need another 100 points to achieve Silver status. With these two GHG inventories, the remaining points are achievable by the summer of 2024.

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Clean Energy Communities Grants:

We will launch an EV community campaign in September, qualifying us for funding.

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Thank You

Acknowledgements / Thanks

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• The Village Administrator Larry Schopfer and Karen Buccheri, who collected all data.

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• Sustainability Director Charlotte Binns and volunteers Nicola Coddington and Warwick Norton.

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• Mary Lambert and the ICLEI staff.

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• The Mayor and Trustees who have supported our efforts over the years with investments in energy efficiency.

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Charlotte Binns Cbinns@irvingtonny.gov

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