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Peninsula Area Climate Solutions Roundtable

September 15, 2021

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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

  • The County has installed nine free, publicly accessible EV charging stations in convenient locations throughout the County
  • The tenth station will be reinstalled at the York Library when renovations are complete. 
  • Future plans include installation of a charging station at Vehicle Maintenance for future electric fleet vehicles/hybrids

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Gas-powered Vehicles Converted to Propane-Fueled

  • Using grant funds from the Dept. of Mining and Energy, 18 County vehicles have been converted to utilize propane as a fueling source
  • This is a cleaner-burning fuel, resulting in less maintenance cost and reduced emissions
  • Our fuel site project includes a propane fueling option for these vehicles

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Building Renovations/�New Construction

  • York County incorporates energy efficiency practices into all new construction and renovation projects
    • Fire Station #1 is LEED Certified Silver, includes geothermal system
    • County Admin renovation included fitting windows with foam board to improve energy efficiency
    • York Library renovation
    • Law Enforcement Center will also include LEED certification components

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Solar Arrays

  • County buildings were evaluated for solar panel compatibility
  • Schools have considered solar options

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Energy Efficient Lighting

  • York County is currently in the process of changing out all of our Dominion light poles from High Pressure Sodium lights to LED’s
  • The County has allocated a portion of our building maintenance funds to change out just over 200 light pole heads at the waterfront up to Ballard St (pending approval of the new head style) with all LED fixtures.  This conversion will use 1/3 of the electricity of the previous ones
  • The County plans to change the outdoor lights at Chisman Creek Park with LEDs

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Stormwater

  • BMP Inspections are conducted regularly to maintain proper drainage to prevent flooding
  • Drainage projects are evaluated and completed to improve water drainage in low-lying, flood prone areas