Duanesburg Neighbors

  “Private-equity giant Carlyle Group Inc. is launching a company to develop renewable-power-generation and storage projects in a push to reorient its energy business toward sustainable investments. Funds Carlyle operates will inject as much as $700 million in the new venture, Copia Power, enabling it to arrange projects worth over $6 billion, according to Pooja … [Read more…]

  “While Duanesburg cyclist Emma White is heading to her first Olympics in Tokyo this week, she said her thoughts remain with her close friend and teammate who committed suicide two years ago. Kelly Catlin, who won a silver medal in Team Pursuit at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, killed herself at age … [Read more…]

  “In Schenectady, the Schenectady Foundation, recently awarded $31,500 in scholarships to high school seniors in the county. A $10,000 Anna Hudson Erbacher Scholarship, to support students in Schenectady County with a passion for teaching, was each awarded to April Buechner of Schalmont High School and Haley Neufeld of Niskayuna High School. A $4,000 scholarship … [Read more…]

  “Duanesburg cyclist Emma White enters her first Summer Olympics with confidence in her team — mixed with a sense of the unknown. The last time White and her U.S. teammates raced on the track in Team Pursuit, they won a world championship in Berlin, Germany. However, that was 17 months ago, before COVID-19 spread … [Read more…]

  “”The town of Ballston’s proposed solar zoning law would require solar farms larger than 25 kW on parcels over 60 acres to go through the town’s site plan review and special use permit processes. They would be subject to the proposed law’s vague restrictive siting requirements. The proposed law ignores the state’s Article 10 … [Read more…]

November 29, 2021 Bruning to Board – multiple versions of Revision E November 26, 2021 Bruning to Board – DOT FOI reflects driveway sight distance deficient November 18, 2021 PrimeAE to Board https://duanesburgneighbors.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-11-18_Oak-Hill-Solar-1-2-Site-Plan-Review-Letter.pdf November 15, 2021 Amp Response https://duanesburgneighbors.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-11-15_Post-Meeting-Response-Letter.pdf November 12, 2021 Bruning to Board November 8, 2021 Bruning to Board October 20, 2021 Verdanterra … [Read more…]

  “The Town Board will go back to the negotiating table with Eden Renewables in an attempt to come to terms on payment in lieu of tax agreements for a pair of solar projects the developer will erect in the town. The Planning Board in February 2020 approved special use permit and site plan applications … [Read more…]

  “Do your diligence on plans for solar arrays Renewable energy is a magic show. Developers draw unsophisticated town boards’ attention away from controversy. Solar arrays are advertised as pollinator habitats, but the site plan calls for grass and permits pesticides. Developer’s promise the array won’t be visible, but the planting plan fails to hide … [Read more…]

  “Solar developers Eden Renewables will have to wait at least another two months before getting a determination from the city Zoning Board of Appeals for the company’s application for a “Public Utility Variance” to allow the company to build a $10 million 32-acre, 7.5-megawatt solar farm on the site of the former Pine Brook … [Read more…]

  “Industry loves the accelerated renewable siting law that Gov. Cuomo slipped into last year’s budget. Big Greens seem happy with it, too. But upstate New Yorkers: maybe not so much. From Eden Renewables’ solar project in Schenectady to Alle-Catt’s gigantic wind farm in Cattaraugus, court cases and public opposition tell the story. Accelerated siting … [Read more…]