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.
“After months of review, the Planning Board on Tuesday approved an application to subdivide the former Pine Brook Golf Club property into four parcels by a 3-2 vote. The authorization sets up developers to pursue additional steps to potentially allow a solar farm to be erected on the center parcel created on the South … [Read more…]
“Powin’s Stack range of LFP battery cell-based products was launched earlier this year. Image: Powin Energy. Energy storage system integrator and manufacturer Powin Energy has signed a deal to supply its new DC-coupled solutions to developer Amp for projects in the Northeast US. Company senior director of product KJ Plank told Energy-Storage.news that “Powin … [Read more…]
“I oppose the current Article 10 proposal on the following grounds: » I oppose Hecate’s business practices: by centering their business model on first acquiring land privately from landowners, they have pitted those who stand to gain from land leases against community members with genuine and valid concerns for their home and its well-being. … [Read more…]
“September 30, 2020 – A study of the impact of utility scale solar power installations on nearby housing prices by University of Rhode Island economists found that house prices within a mile of a Rhode Island or Massachusetts solar array declined by an average of 1.7%. Homes within a tenth of a mile of … [Read more…]
“The state Siting Board will hold one final hearing on the proposed 50-megawatt East Point Energy Center solar project in the Town of Sharon on Thursday, October 15. Virtually. The hearing was originally on the calendar to be in-person in March, but then came COVID. Anyone who wants to make a statement on the … [Read more…]
“The state is recommending approval for East Point Energy’s application for a 50- megawatt solar project in the Town of Sharon. Still, there’s one more chance to comment on the project. In a surprise notice Friday, the state’s Siting Board said a final, public hearing on the project put on hold in March because … [Read more…]
“How much is energy worth? To the New York Power Authority, at least $60 million. To East Point Energy, the developers of a 50-megawatt solar project proposed in the Town of Sharon? It looks like not even a PILOT. “I’m not surprised,” said Supervisor Sandy Manko. “I think they have something up their sleeve.” … [Read more…]
“City Planning Board member Pete Semione said he will break the 2-2 tie vote that has stymied the subdivision application of Pine Brook Solar. The board is scheduled to meet Oct. 6. Semione previously voted in favor of the application, and has said he will not be changing his vote. Semione was not present … [Read more…]
“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s son Paul Pelosi Jr. endorsed, promoted, and travelled to Ukraine to represent a tax-exempt scam operation called the World Sports Alliance. Pelosi Jr.’s close business associate Asa Saint Clair, who ran the World Sports Alliance, has recently been charged with wire fraud and is facing 20 years in prison. In … [Read more…]
“Developers will have to wait another month for a decision from the Planning Board on a subdivision application for the former Pine Brook Golf Club on South Main Street after the four present board members became deadlocked in a 2-2 vote to approve the application on Tuesday. Action was tabled until the October meeting … [Read more…]