Southampton officials, from left, Frank Zappone, Lynn Arthur, Janice Scherer and Mike Lieberman with a Nissan Leaf, one of the town's new electric vehicles. Photo Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan
newsday.com - by Vera Chinese - February 15, 2018
Southampton Town will take several steps this year to move toward its goal of meeting all of the community’s energy consumption needs through renewable sources by 2025.
Unlike fossil fuels, renewable energy sources are ones that can be replaced naturally and repeatedly. The ambitious mark requires not only looking to renewable energy — possibly through a plan that could replace PSEG as the default energy supplier in town — but also reducing consumption, Southampton Town Deputy Supervisor Frank Zappone said during a recent town board work session.
