Solar
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.
Council holds off rezoning ex-golf club
“The Common Council on Tuesday tabled action on legislation to rezone the former Pine Brook Golf Club property on South Main Street from residential to commercial after a neighboring homeowner questioned the implications of reclassifying the 150 acre parcel. The Common Council conducted a public hearing during Tuesday’s meeting on a proposed local law … [Read more…]
Duanesburg School Board PILOT with Eden Renewables
“Oak Hill Solar 1, LLC c/o Eden Renewables 333 Broadway, Suite 460 Troy, NY 12180” “Oak Hill Solar 2, LLC c/o Eden Renewables 333 Broadway, Suite 460 Troy, NY 12180” read the supporting … [Read more…]
Council to conduct hearing on former golf club
“The Common Council will conduct a public hearing during Tuesday’s meeting on the proposed rezoning of the former Pine Brook Golf Club property on South Main Street from residential to commercial. A portion of the Pine Brook Golf Club site at 280 S. Main St. is eyed for development by Eden Renewables, a Troy … [Read more…]
BlackRock-backed solar business to be based in Schenectady
“A solar startup launched by General Electric Co. and funded by BlackRock Inc. will be headquartered at Mohawk Harbor, according to the Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority. Distributed Solar Development, which designs, builds, owns and operates distributed solar power generating plants, currently employs more than 60 people, according to GE Reports. DSD had its origins … [Read more…]
Schoharie Village backs idea of solar; to take residents’ temperature
“For the most part in favor of a proposal to build a seven-megawatt solar project just outside the Village of Schoharie, Mayor Larry Caza and trustees stopped short of agreeing to write a letter supporting it. Instead, they’ll spend the next month “taking the temperature” of village residents over Borrego Solar’s plans at 117 … [Read more…]
Dodge Data and Analytics
“Construction information for Oak Hill Solar and Elmbrook Solar. Real estate developers Eden Renewables directors British nationals Harry Lopes and Giovanni Maruca.” Dodge Data and Analytics https://www.construction.com/ webpage for Oak Hill Solar 1 at Dodge Analytics webpage for Oak Hill Solar 2 at Dodge Analytics Screen Shot 30 March 2020. … [Read more…]
Bill would slow transformation of farmland to industrial use
“Spurred on by an annexation battle in his district, a Capital Region lawmaker has proposed a one-year moratorium on converting farmland into industrial sites through the annexation process. The bill proposed by Democratic Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara of Schenectady, also speaks to what agriculturalists say is the continuing loss of farmland in New York state. … [Read more…]
Pattersonville Solar, LLC in Town of Princetown, Schenectady County, New York
August 13, 2019 Town Board Meeting June 27, 2019 Planning Board Minutes May 23, 2019 Planning Board Meeting Minutes January 24, 2019 Planning Board Minutes Engineer Rich Homenick (sub. for Cole) “Pattersonville Solar Facility, LLC, 500 Union Street, Suite 625, Seattle Wa. 98101 (a subsidiary of Teichos) and Donald Brooks, … [Read more…]
Board reviews training course on renewable energy storage
“Zoning Board of Appeals Chairman Jeffrey Ashe on Wednesday discussed a training course the board recently attended on energy storage facilities used to capture renewable energy as it is generated, suggesting a need for the city to plan for the eventual arrival of the units that he described as large batteries. “What’s happening now … [Read more…]