Penfield, NY

Overview: Town of Penfield Sustainability Timeline

Energy conservation and cost savings
Implementation of an energy management system to control energy consumption and costs at town facilities

Adopted integrated pest management practices
Reduced mowing to lower fuel consumption and leave more areas in natural condition
Statewide leadership in stormwater management policies and procedures

Became the first township in the county to purchase and directly own street lights; converted to higher efficiency lights, savings of many thousands of dollars. Positioned town to continuously upgrade to more efficient technology as desired.

Designed and installed one of first rain gardens in the region to manage stormwater runoff at DPW facility. (Rededicated the rain garden in 2019 as Richard Vendel Memorial Rain Garden.)

NYSERDA stimulus projects (energy efficient lighting, windows)
Internal sustainability audit
Planning Board goes digital to reduce paper use and increase workflow efficiency
Harris Whalen Lodge renovation announced
Town of Penfield receives energy grant
Open Space acquisition Irondequoit Bay
Fall Drop-off 2009

Living Next to Stormwater Ponds
The Great Penfield Spring Cleanup
Drop-off services include recycling and donations
VOA new partner for Spring Drop-off
Household Hazardous Waste Collection 2010
Fall Drop-off 2010
Making Sense of Leaf Disposal Public Info Meeting
Harris Whalen Lodge update
Home energy workshops for residents
Renew Penfield website launched
Recycling bins placed in town parks
Cold in-place paving practices to reduce overall material use and use recycled road surface
Energy & Environmental Advisory Committee formed
Public works adopted a four-day workweek trial to better manage resources
Computerized salt control to manage cost and impact of salt on the environment

Renew Penfield Home Energy Workshop
Open Space Plan Update
Living Next to Stormwater Ponds III
The Great Penfield Spring Cleanup 2012
More digital business practices adopted by town offices, reduced paper use
Penfield installs first public EV charging station in Monroe County (at Penfield Community Center)
Electric Car Show 2012
Sewer pump station converted to solar power
Host “National Plug-in Day” 2012
Energy management system expanded resident recycling expand to include secure shredding for identity protection

The Great Penfield Spring Cleanup 2013
Electric Car Show 2013
Living Next to Stormwater Ponds IV
Spring Drop-off 2013
Host “National Plug-in Day” 2013
Second EV charging station installed at Penfield Town Hall
New fall recycling events, reduced landfill collection
Flood insurance reform presentation for residents
GM donated bat houses made from upcycled plastic forms for use on town property to help protect bats as they naturally help manage insects
Solar PV installed at Harris Whalen Lodge roof (offset about 50% electricity use)

EEAC began investigating Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) and Clean Energy Communities (CEC)
Household Hazardous Waste Collection 2016
Spring Drop-off 2016
Electric Car Show 2016
Fall Recycling Day 2016

1.2 million kilowatt-hours solar array at DPW online
Live solar field data https://der.nyserda.ny.gov/reports/view/performance/?project=908
Continued replacing streetlights with LED fixtures
HHW waste collection
Electric Car Show 2019
Vendel Rain Garden dedication
Fall Recycling Day and Bike Collection

Town Board adopted Local Law #2 authorizing the establishment of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA)
Town Board issued RFP for a CCA Plan Administrator
Four more EV charging stations planned for Four Corners public parking (2020/2021)
Continued replacing streetlights with LED fixtures
HHW collection
Fall Drop-off and Recycling Day
(2020 Electric Car Show canceled due to coronavirus)