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“Eden Renewables: SBL# 74.00-2-5, (R-2) located at 13590-13592 Duanesburg Rd is seeking a Special Use Permit and a subdivision to accommodate two (2) 5 mega watt solar fields on each created parcel.” application document submitted to Duanesburg Planning Board

Construction starts on 75-MW portfolio of New York community solar projects

October 27, 2021 by l

  “Renewable energy developer Amp has broken ground on a 75-MWDC portfolio of community solar projects in New York state. With its under-construction portfolio in Massachusetts, Amp is on track to install nearly 100 MW of community solar projects across the Northeastern by the end of the year. The New York portfolio consists of 11 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Oak Hill Solar Tagged: Amp Solar Group Inc, Article 78, Cedar Hill Solar, Dave Rogers, Eden Renewables, Elmbrook Solar, Harry Lopes, Jared Donald, lawsuit, Oak Hill Solar, White River Solar

Amp to Install 100MW of Community Solar Projects in the US by the End of 2021

October 27, 2021 by l

  “NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Amp, a global energy transition platform and renewable energy developer, announced today that it has broken ground on a portfolio of wholly-owned Community Solar projects in New York state, and, along with its Massachusetts portfolio that is under construction, is on track to install nearly 100MW of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Oak Hill Solar Tagged: 13590 Duanesburg Road, Amp Solar Group Inc, Cedar Hill Solar, Cit Bank NA, Dave Rogers, Eden Renewables, Elmbrook Solar, Harry Lopes, Jard Donald, Oak Hill Solar, Town of Duanesburg, Town of Schodack, White River Solar

PFAS, Solar Panels and the Precautionary Principle

October 19, 2021 by l

April 2023 American Chemistry Council PFAS: Critical to Renewable Energy     June 2022 OECD (2022), Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Alternatives in Coatings, Paints and Varnishes (CPVs), Report on the Commercial Availability and Current Uses, OECD Series on Risk Management, No. 70, Environment, Health and Safety, Environment Directorate. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development … [Read more…]

Posted in: Oak Hill Solar, PFAS Tagged: Agriculture and Markets, Basil Seggos, car wash, contamination, Department of Environmental Conservation, Department of Health, Dongguan CSG Solar Glass, Doreen Harris, drinking water, ice, Lynne Bruning, New York State Department of Health, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, NYSERDA, PFAS, PFOA, planning board, Precautionary Principle, public hearing, recording, report, Richard Ball, Saving Greene, snow, solar panels, video

Mortgages Oak Hill Solar 1, LLC and Oak Hill Solar 2, LLC

October 19, 2021 by l

OAK HILL SOLAR 2, LLC Mortgage 33 page PDF “LEASEHOLD MORTGAGE, SECURITY AGREEMENT, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS, FINANCING STATEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING” Oak Hill Solar 2 LLC to CITI BANK, N.A. as Collateral Agent, as Mortgagee 19 October 2021 Couch White, LLP Attn: David Breault 540 Broadway, 7th Floor Albany, NY 12207 Schenectady County … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News, Oak Hill Solar Tagged: easement, lease, mortgae, Oak Hill Solar, Oak Hill Solar 2 LLC, Schenectady County Clerk, tax

A Move to Rein In Cancer-Causing ‘Forever Chemicals’

October 18, 2021 by l

  “Michael Regan, the E.P.A. administrator, wants to limit a class of chemicals that has been linked to cancer and is found in everything from drinking water to furniture. The Biden administration on Monday said it would require chemical manufacturers to test and publicly report the amount of a family of chemicals known as PFAS … [Read more…]

Posted in: Oak Hill Solar, PFAS Tagged: drinking water, health and safety, Oak Hill Solar, Perfluoroalkyl, PFAS, polyfluoroalkyl, solar panels

Duanesburg holding public hearing on solar moratorium

September 23, 2021 by l

  “The town of Duanesburg will hold a public hearing today on whether it should implement a one-year moratorium on solar energy systems including battery energy storage systems. The possible moratorium comes as the town continues to navigate the development process with Oak Hill Solar, which originally planned two five-megawatt solar arrays on a 40-acre … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News, Oak Hill Solar Tagged: Lynne Bruning, moratorium, Oak Hill Solar, Pam Rowling, public hearing, Roger Tidball

Solar Industry Forced Labor Prevention Pledge

August 17, 2021 by l

  “We, the undersigned companies and organizations, state our firm opposition to the use of forced labor within the solar supply chain. We hereby commit to helping ensure that the solar supply chain is free of forced labor and raising awareness within the industry on this important issue. To assist in these efforts, we support … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eden Renewables, Oak Hill Solar Tagged: China, forced labor, SEIA, solar panel

Letter to the Editor: Aug. 19 hearing to address batteries

August 14, 2021 by l

  “Two 5-megawatt solar arrays sited on 65 acres at the western edge of Schenectady County isn’t enough for Amp Energy. Two years after a controversial Special Use Permit approval, they want to add four 53-foot containers of lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) to their project. Batteries can be sited anywhere. They don’t have … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News, Oak Hill Solar Tagged: Amp, battery energy storage system, Eden Renewables, letter to the editor, Oak Hill Solar, Planning Bord, Susan Biggs

Biden’s Ban on Chinese Solar Is a Good Start; Here’s What Should Follow

August 12, 2021 by l

  “In the eight months since inauguration, the Biden administration has been hard at work frantically unraveling President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies. Amid the flurry of executive fiats and new agency rules, President Joe Biden’s ban on solar panel materials from certain Chinese companies is the first move we’ve seen that doesn’t put America … [Read more…]

Posted in: Oak Hill Solar Tagged: Biden, China, polysilicon, rare earth mines, Xinjiang

Solar-panel supplier’s links to alleged abuses in China imperil US climate goal

July 26, 2021 by l

  “The dominance of China’s LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd. in supplying solar panels to the U.S. highlights the challenge authorities face in trying to eliminate alleged labor abuses from the country’s supply chains without smothering an industry that is vital to the Biden administration’s efforts to limit climate change. LONGi, the U.S.’s top … [Read more…]

Posted in: Oak Hill Solar Tagged: Biden, China, Hoshine, polysilicon, solar panel
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