300 to 1,200 points | Applicable only to County Governments
County Governments are uniquely positioned to convene and support municipalities to advance local action on clean energy. The County Hosted Trainings high-impact action is designed to help municipalities understand how to manage responsible clean energy development in their communities.
Trainings must be hosted by the county in coordination with NYSERDA CEC Coordinators. The municipality must provide NYSERDA a minimum of four (4) weeks lead time prior to the requested training. For the training to qualify, municipal staff members, elected officials, or members of an official municipal board or committee representing at least 35 percent of the municipalities in the county must attend. Trainers will be provided by NYSERDA and may be available on a limited basis. Email cleanenergyhelp@nyserda.ny.gov to schedule trainings. The host county is responsible for logistics including coordinating with NYSERDA to schedule the training, publicizing, and promoting the training, and tracking attendance. Each county will have the opportunity to host each course once. If the attendance threshold is not met, the county may document their municipalities’ attendance at a course hosted by another entity, including other counties.
However, the county seeking credit for their municipalities’ attendance is responsible for seeking out those alternate training opportunities, gathering documentation demonstrating attendance, compiling documentation, and submitting to NYSERDA. NYSERDA will not schedule a second session of the same course for the same county. Counties may choose to reschedule sessions by notifying NYSERDA at least three business days prior to the anticipated training sessions. If there are extenuating circumstances that prevent a scheduled course from occurring with fewer than three days’ notice, NYSERDA, at its sole discretion, may allow the county to schedule a make-up session. Date of completion is the date the training(s) was held.
The host county representative must be involved as a partner in the presentation by providing an introduction explaining why the topic is necessary and important in the county and helping with Q&A. Trainings may be virtual or in- person. County governments may also coordinate with municipalities to determine whether continuing education credit for Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeal may be available. Where indicated below, Building Safety Inspectors and Code Enforcement Officials are eligible for in-service credits from the NYS Department of State, Division of Building Standards and Codes.
Submission requirements for any of the above:
Submit a completed County Hosted Trainings Certification Form (accessed in the County Hosted Trainings toolkit at www.nyserda.ny.gov/cec) including a list with the name and date of the training, and attendee information – including name, title, email or phone number, and associated municipality – to demonstrate the requirements of this action have been met. A toolkit of resources is available at www.nyserda.ny.gov/cec.