“SCHENECTADY COUNTY — Not all the political action in Schenectady County on Tuesday will be in the city of Schenectady. From Glenville to Duanesburg, Town Board and County Legislature seats are being contested, though only Niskayuna has a contest for town supervisor. …….. In Duanesburg, Republican incumbent Town Board members Frances Potter and John … [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…]
Schenectady County candidates on Nov. 5
“Here are the candidates who will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot in Schenectady County communities. R is Republican, D is Democrat, I is Independence, WF is Working Families, C is Conservative, L is Libertarian and ind is an independent line. District 4 (2): Anthony Jasenski Sr. (D, C, WF, G, I), Matthew Martin … [Read more…]
Duanesburg 2020 budget holds tax hike down
“The Duanesburg Town Board won’t be trying to override the state’s two percent tax cap in 2020, Town Supervisor Roger Tidball said. The board will hold a public hearing on the nearly $2.2 million town budget proposal at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Town Hall on Western Turnpike. A public hearing on overriding the … [Read more…]
NYSERDA Award Letters for Oak Hill Solar 1, LLC and Oak Hill Solar 2, LLC
Oak Hill Solar 1, LLC at 13590 Duanesburg Road Delanson, NY 12053 Battery Energy Storage October 28, 2019 PDF “Your award in the amount of $2,358,000 is contingent upon the installation and grid interconnection of a 5,000 kW/11,790 kWh (useable installed energy capacity measured in AC) energy storage system at 13590 Duanesburg Rd, Delanson, … [Read more…]
SMA and Dynapower collaborate on DC-DC converter
“SMA and Dynapower collaborated on a 500-kW DC-DC converter for use with an SMA inverter for solar+storage projects. The system was on display at SPI 2019.” read the entire article on Dynapower blog post October 30, 2019 view video on youtube
Grid X – Entering the African Solar and Battery Storage Energy Market
Grid X Harry Lopes Chairman and Co-Founder Chalker Kansteiner Founder Justin Pengilly Founder Greg Meneses Development and Investments George Delacherois Day Development Investors Eden Renewables Pan African Capittal Group (PACG) Block B The Junction Business Hub Calebasses Branch Road Calebasses, Mauritius 230-243-7888 [email protected] view power point presentation NCONDEZI ENERGY April 2019 … [Read more…]
Schenectady reaches tentative budget deal
“The City Council reached a tentative budget deal on Friday that offers taxpayers a 1.54-percent tax cut. Mayor Gary McCarthy’s initially-proposed 16-percent salary increase has been whittled to 4 percent. But don’t expect City Hall to be lit in rainbow lights while city council members hold hands and sing kumbaya: Several lawmakers accused their … [Read more…]
Ncondezi Energy makes moves into the disruptive C&I renewables
“In addition, the agreement will oversee the installation of a 228 kW/912 energy storage facility. This development follows after Ncondezi announced in April to have identified significant market demand for cost-effective and reliable power in the African Commercial & Industrial (C&I) sector. The solar PV project has been developed by GridX and is based … [Read more…]
Schenectady solar firm secures funding
“Distributed Solar Development has secured a $250 million fund to pay for distributed generation projects through 2020. The deal is financed by Morgan Stanley, Silicon Valley Bank and Fifth Third Bank, and was announced Wednesday. DSD was formed in Schenectady as a General Electric incubator company in 2012 and was known as GE Solar … [Read more…]