“Eden Renewables hopes to get a step closer to its aim of bringing low cost community solar power to Gloversville following the next Common Council Meeting on Tuesday, October 27, 2020.
If the property of the former Pine Brook Golf Club, which has been vacant for many years, is rezoned for commercial use, the proposed development would be built on the site to produce clean energy for the community as well as a host of agricultural, ecological, environmental and educational benefits.
The community solar farm would have a capacity of 7.5MWp – enough to power about 1,225 averaged-size homes. This is equivalent to planting 10,000 average-sized trees annually, which can absorb 310,000 pounds of carbon dioxide each year.
Local residents would be able to save 10% on their electricity bill, getting locally-generated clean power and priority subscription to the project. In New York, the average annual electricity bill is about $1,320. If 1,225 households subscribe, the city would save $132 per household per year, or $161,700 total annual community savings.
Eden’s Chief Development Officer Giovanni Maruca said, “We designed a project plan that puts the community of Gloversville at the heart of a development that could transform a vacant parcel of land into a community asset built to meet the challenges facing 21st century cities. Thus far, our project has taken into consideration feedback we received from the community and the Planning Board. We look forward to presenting our plan to the Common Council, and collaborating with them through the permitting process.””
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Eden Renewables Press Release 26 October 2020.
