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Influx of solar farms leads to backlash among some upstate residents

January 26, 2020 by l

  “The 21st Century Economy is carrying some mixed blessings for Margaret Jones. She’s among a handful of people who operate Airbnbs in this Greene County community south of Albany. State and local promotions have led to an uptick in visitors to the area, and her weekends are often booked solid. But now she and … [Read more…]

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Duanesburg adopts solar moratorium after already approving big projects

January 16, 2020 by l

  “On Thursday night, the Duanesburg Town Board enacted a moratorium on major solar installations, excluding recently approved projects, while some residents complained they had requested a moratorium before large arrays were okayed. Lynne Bruning and her mother, Susan Biggs, have brought an Article 78 proceeding, seeking to annul the Duanesburg Planning Board’s September site-plan … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg, Duanesburg News, Oak Hill Solar Tagged: Altamont Enterprise, Article 78, Eden Renewables, Giovanni Maruca, Oak Hill Solar, Roger Tidball, Sensible Solar Summit

Towns can choose the effect solar farms will have on property taxes

January 16, 2020 by l

  “New York State has put into place tax exemptions to encourage development of renewable energy, which played out last week in Duanesburg, a rural Schenectady County town, that granted payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOTs, for two solar farms. New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act requires 100 percent carbon-free electricity by … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg, Duanesburg News, Eden Renewables, Oak Hill Solar, Solar Tagged: Albany County, Alexander Road, Altamont Enterprise, Article 78, Eden Renewables, FOIL, Guilderland, Oak Hill, Onyx Solar, Payment in Lieu of Taxes, property taxes, Roger Tidball

Duanesburg adopts solar moratium

January 10, 2020 by l

  “The Town Board has adopted a six-month moratorium on large-scale commercial solar energy development to give town officials time to consider whether changes are needed to the solar law it adopted in 2016. The unanimous action, taken at a Town Board meeting Thursday, comes amid opposition to two five-megawatt solar arrays proposed by Eden … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg, Duanesburg News, Eden Renewables, Oak Hill Solar, Solar Laws Tagged: Article 78, Duanesburg, Eden Renewables, moratorium, Oak Hill, Roger Tidball, solar

View of stormwater and proposed Oak Hill solar plant December 30, 2019.

December 30, 2019 by l

  View from Biggs to Murray Oak Hill the proposed site of Eden Renewables two 5 MW solar power plants Oak Hill I and Oak Hill II at 13590 Duanesburg Road, Delanson NY 12053. Current storm water run off and view of the proposed 65 acres of solar panels. Duanesburg Planning Board claims there will … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg, Eden Renewables, Oak Hill Solar Tagged: Eden Renewables, Giovanni Maruca, Harry Lopes, herbicides, pesticides, Richard Murray, screening, view, vista

Town of Duanesburg delays vote on PILOT solar deal as questions percolate

December 30, 2019 by l

  “Critics of a proposed solar farm have been granted a two-week reprieve to study a proposed payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement to be executed with the developer. The town board voted on Thursday to postpone a vote on the deal until Jan. 9 after getting an earful from local residents contending the project will harm their property … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg, Duanesburg News, Eden Renewables, Oak Hill Solar, Solar, Whiteman Osterman and Hanna Tagged: Article 78, Daily Gazette, Eden Renewables, Giovanni Maruca, Harry Lopes, lawsuit, Oak Hill Solar, Payment in Lieu of Taxes, Richard Murray, Roger Tidball, stormwater, Terresa Bakner, Whiteman Osterman Hanna

PILOT: Oak Hill Solar 1, LLC

December 20, 2019 by l

  “PILOT: Oak Hill Solar 1, LLC 13590 Duanesburg Road, Delanson, NY 12056 Tax ID 74.00-2-5.1”   read the Oak Hill Solar 1, LLC PDF   from Town Clerk Town of Duanesburg 20 December 2019.       Compare to Duanesburg Central School District PILOT. 10 September 2019 Supplemental Information Page 18 – 37.   … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg, Duanesburg News, Eden Renewables, Oak Hill Solar, Solar Tagged: Duanesburg, Payment in Lieu of Taxes, property taxes

Town Board Agenda December 26, 2019

December 20, 2019 by l

  “Motion to approve and authorize the Town Supervisor to execute the proposed PILOT Agreements with Oak Hill Solar 1, LLC and Oak Hill Solar 2, LLC.”   read the December 26, 2019 Agenda as posted on the Town website December 20, 2019.   Town of Duanesburg 20 December 2019.   A search of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg, Duanesburg News, Eden Renewables, Oak Hill Solar Tagged: Payment in Lieu of Taxes

EDITORIAL: Moratorium on solar projects a wise step

December 4, 2019 by l

  “You don’t have a problem … until you have a problem. By then, it’s often too late to get a handle on it. So Duanesburg officials should be commended for wanting to get out in front of a potential problem with the proliferation of solar arrays — those giant fields of blue solar panels … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg, Duanesburg News, Solar Tagged: editorial, moratorium, Schenectady Gazette, solar

Duanesburg considers solar moratorium

December 3, 2019 by l

  “DUANESBURG — With some residents worried about the number of large-scale solar energy projects that have been approved by this rural town, the Town Board may place a six-month moratorium on project approvals while it revises its solar law. The Town Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed moratorium at 7 p.m. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg, Duanesburg News, Solar Tagged: comprehensive plan, decommisioning, density, moratorium, proximity, Roger Tidball, size, solar law
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