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Climate Smart Commission narrows 2025 priorities to building codes: solar, EV readiness, battery storage
Summary
The City of Kingston Climate Smart Commission agreed to prioritize three items—solar-readiness requirements for new construction, electric-vehicle (EV) readiness, and municipal battery storage—and formed a volunteer subcommittee to review local zoning and building code language and propose text for the city—s upcoming comprehensive-plan update.
The City of Kingston Climate Smart Commission on April 23 agreed to prioritize three policy tracks for 2025: solar-readiness requirements for new construction, EV readiness, and battery energy storage, and to form a subcommittee to review local zoning and building codes and propose implementation steps.
Commissioners described the work as a code-review and research project rather than immediate regulation. Members said the goal is to identify what Kingston already has in place, what is missing, and what language other municipalities use, and then propose specific wording or incentive options for the city—s updated…
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