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.
“Weitz & Luxenberg attorneys reached another environmental lawsuit success with the announcement of a $23.5 million proposed settlement with Taconic Plastics Limited. The settlement is for the residents of Petersburgh, New York, for exposure to PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) water contamination. It follows shortly after the settlement for Hoosick Falls, N.Y. residents less than 3 … [Read more…]
“The fate of New York’s energy future may rest on the tiny Columbia County town of Copake, where a community battle between a solar power developer and town government might be a bellwether for how the transition to renewable energy may unfold across the state. A town lawsuit filed in response to the project, … [Read more…]
“In 2008, the World Bank Treasury pioneered green bonds to support the financing of projects addressing climate change. Today, the World Bank issues sustainable development bonds. To learn about them, we sat down with Heike Reichelt, head of investor relations and sustainable finance for the World Bank Treasury of the International Bank for Reconstruction … [Read more…]
“A prominent U.S. solar industry-group is warning that expanded tariffs — if imposed by the Commerce Department — would crimp installations at a time when the Biden administration is pushing to significantly boost sun-based power. The Solar Energy Industries Association estimates that potential duties on some imports from Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand would increase … [Read more…]
“The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has instituted proceedings in the federal court against Neoen’s 150 MW/194 MWh Hornsdale Big Battery (HPR) – widely known as the Tesla big battery – for alleged breaches of the National Electricity Rules, saying the South Australian facility did not provide the frequency control services it was paid for. … [Read more…]
“The number of Minnesota solar projects stalled due to delays by Xcel Energy has ballooned to more than 300, with a backlog of applications that solar industry leaders say will take decades to clear at the utility’s current pace. In one case in central Minnesota, Xcel told a customer they would have to wait … [Read more…]
“An Ayrshire factory that ranks among Scotland’s biggest individual consumers of electricity is to receive a multi-million-pound green investment as part of its owner’s move to net zero. A new 42,000-panel solar farm is to be installed across 56 acres of land owned by GSK at its pharmaceutical facility in Irvine. Plans also include … [Read more…]
“Netherlands-based module manufacturer Solarge B.V. has developed a 72-cell monocrystalline solar module for PV systems deployed on flat rooftops with limited weight-bearing capacity. The Solarge DUO panel is based on M10 PERC cells and weighs 50% less than conventional glass-backsheet panels, with a rooftop load of just 6 kg/m2, the company claimed. “The module … [Read more…]
“” read the entire article Clay, Mary. Letter 3 September 2021.
2021 – 02 – 21 County of Oswego IDA Public Hearing on ASA Volney, NY Solar I, LLC. Battery Energy Storage. Presented by Omni Solar (?) has an investor they are working with (David ?), PILOT, community solar, cost of constuction $5,000.000, will try to hire local. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHfY6KCPXVM&ab_channel=CountyofOswegoIDA