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.
“The city Planning Board on Tuesday resumed its review of a subdivision application seeking to divide the former Pine Brook Golf Club on South Main Street into four parcels. The resulting center parcel is eyed for the development of a solar farm, requiring additional board consideration as developers plan to subsequently request that the … [Read more…]
“With the passage of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act in July 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the most ambitious climate plan in the country, requiring that, by 2030, seventy percent of New York’s electricity to come from renewable energy sources, and, by 2040, the state’s electricity sector is to be … [Read more…]
“DUANESBURG — A $750 million power line upgrade being reviewed by the state Public Service Commission will address a known “bottleneck” that is limiting the electric power supply coming into the Capital Region, a project representative said Thursday. The proposed 93-mile Marcy-to-New Scotland line upgrade would replace aging 230-kilovolt transmission lines with new 345-kv … [Read more…]
“Any rational human being can see now is the time to move to renewable energy before it is too late, before climate change destroys life on the Earth as we know it. We’ve advocated for decades on this page for the need to move away from fossil fuels and toward wind and solar energy. … [Read more…]
“$2.5 Million Bridge Loan to Eden Renewables – Supporting the Deployment of Community Solar Projects NY Green Bank’s $2.5 million bridge loan to Eden Renewables will finance the deposits made to National Grid to secure interconnection rights for a portfolio of community distributed generation solar projects in New York State. This transaction is expected … [Read more…]
“The owners of Orchard Creek Golf Course have proposed a land swap to shield their customers as well as residents of Dunnsville Road from what would be the largest solar array in Guilderland. John Abbruzzese, who owns the golf course with his brothers, told The Enterprise that he made the informal offer to Joseph … [Read more…]
“The city Planning Board on Tuesday initiated the review of a subdivision application seeking to divide the former Pine Brook Golf Club on South Main Street into four parcels. The center parcel that would be created is eyed for the development of a solar farm, complicating the review process as the residential lot would … [Read more…]
“We, the undersigned, in support of the Guilderland and Altamont community, state our opposition to the development of an industrial solar array with over 10,000 panels on a 61-acre property adjacent to the Orchard Creek Golf Course and Altamont Orchards. This array will irreparably ruin the unique and historic view of the Helderberg Escarpment.” … [Read more…]
“Officials in local government may think Marion Jaqueway is a troublesome loudmouth, and maybe they feel the same about Julie Langan. These two women, however, take a sensible approach to how Schoharie County and its towns should deal with solar companies. Ms. Jaqueway’s property borders land that’s proposed” read the entire article … [Read more…]
“The Helderberg escarpment is a singular natural landmark. This is the first of a two-part series examining how views of — and from — this landmark have shaped our development and how this asset continues to provide unique definition to the communities that share the Helderberg viewshed. Before anything was built, there was the … [Read more…]