Shift to clean, renewable energy

Action: Geothermal Installation

Tompkins County - Town of Caroline

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For the Town Office Building in Caroline, the geothermal system was designed and installed in partnership with the Econoar training staff - IGSHPA certified, Brooke Greenhouse of Cayuga Country Homes - Econar and Climatemaster certified, and Meadowlands Geothermal which was IGSHPA and Waterfurnace certified.

Tompkins County - Town of Dryden

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The Geothermal Installation documentation provides detail on the geothermal system specs which covers 100% of the building.


Action: Solar Energy Installation

Broome County

Tompkins County - Town of Caroline

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The Town of Caroline installed solar panels on the Town Hall building.


Action: Renewable Energy Credits

Tompkins County

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In 2016, the County purchased 713,000 kWh in RECs from Gravity Renewables, 1,825,000 kWh in RECs from Constellation Energy, and 4,000,000 kWh in RECs from Integrys Energy Services of New York, Inc. in 2016, amounting to 6,538,000 kWh worth of RECs for 2016, which exceeds the County's total energy usage in 2014.