The Fate of Schoharie Solar Hinges on 2020
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Town Board Agenda December 26, 2019
“Motion to approve and authorize the Town Supervisor to execute the proposed PILOT Agreements with Oak Hill Solar 1, LLC and Oak Hill Solar 2, LLC.” read the December 26, 2019 Agenda as posted on the Town website December 20, 2019. Town of Duanesburg 20 December 2019. A search of the … [Read more…]
Decommissioning Statement: Oak Hill Community Solar 1 and Solar 2
Oak Hill Solar + Storage Decommissioning Statement 2021 Annotated with questions and concerns. December 19, 2021 Project Amendment remains under review. Who wrote the Decommissioning Plan? Who reviewed the Decommissioning Plan? Where is the Surety Agreement for Emergency Decommissioning? Has the town engineer approved this plan? If so, why? https://duanesburgneighbors.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-11-23_REVISED-OAK-HILL-COMMUNITY-SOLAR-1-AND-2-DECOMMISSIONING-STATEMENT.pdf First … [Read more…]
EDITORIAL: Moratorium on solar projects a wise step
“You don’t have a problem … until you have a problem. By then, it’s often too late to get a handle on it. So Duanesburg officials should be commended for wanting to get out in front of a potential problem with the proliferation of solar arrays — those giant fields of blue solar panels … [Read more…]
Duanesburg considers solar moratorium
“DUANESBURG — With some residents worried about the number of large-scale solar energy projects that have been approved by this rural town, the Town Board may place a six-month moratorium on project approvals while it revises its solar law. The Town Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed moratorium at 7 p.m. … [Read more…]
Letter to the Editor Schenectady Gazette November 26, 2019
“At the Nov. 14 Duanesburg Town Board meeting, Supervisor Rodger Tidball provided residents with an opportunity to protect their property values when he announced the possibility of a six-month moratorium on utility-scale solar power plants. I have been requesting this assistance since July, when inadequacies in the town of Duanesburg solar law became apparent … [Read more…]
GLEN PLANNERS SET PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED SOLAR PROJECTS
“A public hearing will be held on potentially granting a special use permit for two proposed community solar facilities in the town of Glen. The Town of Glen Planning Board scheduled a public hearing for a special use permit for Eden Renewables’ two proposed solar projects during their meeting last month. The public hearing … [Read more…]
Solar startup backed by GE and BlackRock raises $250 million
“Distributed Solar — the Schenectady solar startup that spun off from General Electric earlier this year — has raised a $250 million fund from Morgan Stanley, Silicon Valley Bank and Fifth Third Bank to finance a portfolio of solar projects through 2020. The fund was raised after Distributed Solar Development announced in July that … [Read more…]
Council withdraws rezoning legislation
“The Common Council on Tuesday formally withdrew legislation to rezone the former Pine Brook Golf Club property on South Main Street from residential to commercial following concerns raised earlier this month by a neighboring homeowner. During the Sept. 10 meeting the Common Council conducted a public hearing on a proposed local law to amend … [Read more…]
GLEN PLANNERS EYE SOLAR PROJECT
“A community-based solar company informally presented its idea to build two facilities in the town of Glen, even though the township has yet to approve their proposed solar regulations. Chairman of the Glen Planning Board Timothy Reilly told his board members at a Thursday meeting representatives of Eden Renewables were giving an informal presentation for … [Read more…]