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.
“In an advance that could dramatically improve the productivity of solar panels in cold climates, a University of Michigan-led team has demonstrated an inexpensive, clear coating that reduced snow and ice accumulation on solar panels, enabling them to generate up to 85% more energy in early testing. The proposed coating solution is claimed to … [Read more…]
“Some residents of the Packwood and Serven Road area, where the Trelina Solar Energy Center will be built, are asking questions about the solar panels. They want assurances that the panels will not contain environmentally hazardous chemicals or materials. The 80 megawatt project was approved for a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need … [Read more…]
OCTOBER 2021 NYISO Queue for state mandated 20-MWac nameplate capacity and larger sorted by county PDF NYISO Queue for state mandated 20-MWac nameplate capacity and larger sorted by county XCEL New York Standard Interconnection Review Queue: projects 1-MWac to 19-MWac nameplate capacity sorted by Division and Town PDF New … [Read more…]
Dear Town Clerk Town of XXXX, The application documents for the NAME solar facility under review at the DATE public hearing is not provided on the town website. Please direct the Applicant to post all application documents online in a publicly shared drop box. This will increase the Applicant’s transparency and accountability. It will build good will … [Read more…]
“The Gloversville Common Council has voted to hire attorney Andrew Leja, of Albany-based law firm Barclay Damon, to help defend the city against an Article 78 lawsuit filed by the Free Methodist Church of Gloversville in March. According to the resolution approved by the council, Leja, who already represents the city Zoning Board of … [Read more…]
“While John Antonucci, the owner of Antonucci’s Wholesale Produce & Seafood, now sees an opportunity to grow his business, he first needs the city’s Common Council to approve a zoning change for a 1.46-acre piece of the former Pine Brooke Golf course parcel. Antonucci notified the Common Council Tuesday night about his plans to … [Read more…]
“Q CELLS USA Corp. announced the acquisition of a 190 MW standalone storage facility, Cunningham Energy Storage development project, from Belltown Power. The project, located in Hunt County, TX, will be one of the largest operating battery storage projects in Texas. Irvine, CA, November 10th, 2021 – Q CELLS USA Corp. (Q CELLS) announced … [Read more…]
“Apollo Global Management Inc. is targeting $25 billion for its next flagship buyout fund as it prepares to compete with private equity firms raising record sums.” read the entire article Willmer, Sabrina. Bloomberg 8 December 2021.
“Developed by U.S. researchers, the proposed coating solution is claimed to effectively melt ice and snow with temperatures of up to -35 degrees Celsius. It was fabricated by using medium-chain triglyceride oil to plasticize two common industrial polymer polyvinyl chlorides and tested at a pilot facility in Alaska. U.S. researchers have developed a coating … [Read more…]
“Outside of hunting season, few people visit the Tri-Valley Wildlife Area in the rolling hills of southeast Ohio. When a couple of Bloomberg Green reporters showed up on a muggy June morning, the only sounds were birdsongs and the whirring of our infrared camera. We set out on foot and soon spotted the first … [Read more…]