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“The Plaintiff, ASD Three Rivers MA Solar, LLC (“Three Rivers”), challenges a decision (the “Decision”) by Defendants, the members of the Planning Board of the Town of Wilbraham (the “Board”), denying Three Rivers’ application for a special permit to install and operate a large-scale, ground-mounted solar energy system (the “SES”) with associated site improvements … [Read more…]
July 26, 2021 Town of Schodack Planning Board Meeting Minutes https://duanesburgneighbors.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-07-26-Schodack-Zoning-Minutes-zba_7-26-21_meeting_-_special.pdf March 19, 2021 Recording of Public Engagement Session https://duanesburgneighbors.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021-03-11-Eden-Kinderhook-Public-Engagement-3_19_21-1047-AM-New-Recording-27.m4a Town of Kinderhook https://www.kinderhook-ny.gov/ Town of Schodack https://www.schodack.org/
“The recipe for renewable energy’s 2020 breakout was so perfect it deserves a Michelin star. Technological improvements had been simmering for years and paired perfectly with short-term seasonings like low interest rates. The result was a 234% surge in the Invesco Solar ETF (NYSEMKT:TAN), a 59% increase in the First Trust Global Wind Energy … [Read more…]
“Solar developers Eden Renewables is preparing to triple the size of its proposed solar farm at the site of the former Pine Brook Golf Club in order to bypass city regulations if it can’t obtain a zoning change. The company is in the process of appealing the Common Council’s unanimous rejection of the zoning … [Read more…]
“The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (Siting Board) granted approval to High River Energy Center, LLC (High River) to build and operate a 90 megawatt (MW) solar farm in the Town of Florida, Montgomery County on Thursday. The Siting Board’s decision follows a detailed review and robust public … [Read more…]
“Mayor Vince DeSantis is encouraging residents of the city to take advantage of reduced electricity costs made available by the 4.98 megawatt solar farm set to come online next month at the site of the former city landfill on East Fulton Street Extension. DeSantis posted a video of himself to Gloversville’s Facebook page on … [Read more…]
“In the conversations I have about climate change, one question comes up more than any other: “How can I help?” Sometimes it’s an individual who simply wants to know whether to stop buying plastic straws. (Answer: it doesn’t do much for climate change, but it does help the environment in other ways.) Just as … [Read more…]
“Netherlands-based Rads Global Business BV has developed a multifunctional anti-soiling nanocoating for solar glass that is also claimed to mitigate potential-induced degradation (PID), and to be anti-reflective and anti-corrosive. “This coating can be used for dry cleaning by robots in large PV plants,” company CEO, Rajbeer Singh, told pv magazine. “It increases the efficiency … [Read more…]
December 9, 2020 Minutes “Councilman Wallace reported that he has been working with Hodgson Russ, LLP on the Solar Energy Local Law.” October 28, 2020 “JOHN PISECK, EXCEPTIVE DIRECTOR, HERKIMER COUNTY IDA 4. Solar Moratorium he is asking for the town board to lift the on Solar Farms.” “NO. 161 APPROVE LIFTING THE MORITORIUM FOR … [Read more…]
“” This spread sheet has been edit for project 1MWac to 5MWac National Grid queue November 2020 National Grid queue November 2020 Found on NYSIR webpage 2 January 2020 https://www3.dps.ny.gov/W/PSCWeb.nsf/All/286D2C179E9A5A8385257FBF003F1F7E