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“JESSICA ROBERTSON and Daniel Berwick would be well-advised to take the advice they offer in their recent opinion piece that we should “shift the conversation from where solar shouldn’t go to where it should.” Borrego Solar, the company that employs them, must withdraw its current plans for another 200 acres of ground-mounted solar in … [Read more…]
“Solar developers Eden Renewables on Wednesday asked the city Zoning Board of Appeals to grant a “Public Utility Variance” to allow the company to build a proposed $10 million 32-acre 7.5-megawatt solar farm on the site of the former Pine Brook Golf Club. The location of the property is 280 South Main St., located … [Read more…]
JUNE 1, 2021 Listen to recording of the public hearing 1:00 PM session https://duanesburgneighbors.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-06-01-Town-of-Byron-Public-Hearing-Excelsior-Energy-Center-1PM.m4a Listen to recording of the public hearing 6:00 PM session https://duanesburgneighbors.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-06-01-Town-of-Byron-Public-Hearing-Excelsior-Energy-Center-6PM.m4a Lynne Bruning public comment June 1, 2021. PDF New York State Department of Public Service Directory of Matter Management Case 19-F-0299 Judge Gregg Sayre Excelsior Energy … [Read more…]
“” read the entire article Albany Business Review 25 May 2021.
” Distributed Solar Development (DSD) announced today the closing of $85 million in tax equity financing from Bank of America to support its expanding pipeline of distributed generation solar projects in the commercial and industrial (C&I) market through 2021, with a sizeable portion going toward New York State Energy Development and Research Authority Value … [Read more…]
“Parking lots at the public golf course and high school will soon be covered by solar panels, offering shade and shelter for cars while drivers work on their respective courses. Those are ancillary benefits of the two massive solar arrays that were unanimously approved by the planning board on Tuesday, May 18. Specifically, the … [Read more…]
listen to audio recording of the morning session for Transportation Panel and Land Use and Local Government Panel Notes are incomplete and may be inaccurate. Time is noted. Please refer to Climate Action Council Website for meeting notes and slide deck 9:10AM first utility scale solar project begins construction – announcement from … [Read more…]
“One of Westchester’s largest cemeteries could soon be getting a different type of occupant: a solar farm. With the blessing of Gate of Heaven Cemetery, CES Hawthorne Solar is seeking permission from the Mount Pleasant Planning Board to use 32 acres of the cemetery that are not being used for burial to place solar … [Read more…]
“When National Grid goes to build new electric substations in towns across the Capital Region, the projects can sometimes be controversial. Substations are expensive, they can often cost ratepayers more than $10 million to build, and often neighbors get upset if a substation is built near their homes or where their children go to … [Read more…]
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