Solar

News media and documents relating to solar power plants. For specific towns and solar law please click on COMMUNITY for drop down list of New York towns and villages.

Nautilus completes first community solar project on Formerly Used Defense Site

  “Nautilus Solar Energy announces the opening of the first community solar project developed on a Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS). Located near Northeastern Industrial Park in Guilderland, Albany County, New York, this innovative initiative showcases the transformation of a liability into a significant environmental asset. The 2.8-MW project will provide clean energy to over … [Read more…]

AMPIN Energy unveils 135 MWp solar project for Amazon Web Services

  “AMPIN Energy Transition (formerly Amp Energy India) has unveiled its 100 MW (135 MWp) solar project for Amazon Web Services (AWS). This is India’s first interstate transmission system (ISTS) connected solar PV project with a long-term commercial and industrial (C&I) purchaser. AMPIN stated that the project was commissioned on schedule in December 2023 and … [Read more…]

Pollinator-friendly community solar project with battery storage

  “The Elmbrook Community Solar Farm, located in the town of Schodack, just south of Albany, New York, was completed in December 2022, and is now operational. The Solar Farm was developed by PureSky Energy and Eden Renewables, and is designed to capture solar energy efficiently, reduce carbon pollution, provide a dependable source of low-cost, … [Read more…]

Waite: State must listen as rural residents face undue burden with solar energy

  “Personally, Goldstein, a 46-year-old Republican, is for solar energy. “I think it’s a wonderful thing,” Goldstein told me this week. “I’m changing my mind, actually, because so many people are against it,” he said. “I have to represent the will of the people.” In the town of Canajoharie, as in neighboring Mohawk Valley communities, … [Read more…]

Billionaire investor Leon Black is accused of raping teen in Jeffrey Epstein’s NY townhouse

  “Black, who is 71, is the co-founder and former CEO of Apollo Global Management. He left the private equity firm in 2021, shortly after a New York Times report revealed that he allegedly regularly dined with Epstein and paid him for consulting and other services. An internal Apollo investigation that documented his $158 million … [Read more…]

Powin agrees 3GWh supply deal with Tier 2 battery supplier Rept

  “Battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator Powin has announced a 3GWh purchase agreement with China-based lithium-ion battery supplier Rept. Rept Battero, part of stainless steel and nickel firm Tsingshan Industry, has been validated as a supplier for Oregon-based Powin and will provide the firm with over 3GWh of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells … [Read more…]