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NYSIR National Grid queue June 2 2020

June 3, 2020 by l

  National Grid NYSIR Queue June 2, 2020 projects over 1,000kWAC sorted by town    NYSIR webpage     Amp Solar   Eden Renewables   Delanson 269 Substation   Altamont 283 substation   NYISO for Schoharie  

Posted in: Duanesburg News Tagged: Altamont, Amp Solar Development Inc, Delanson, Duanesburg, Eden Renewables, Elmbrook Solar, Giovanni Maruca, National Grid, New PowerCo Inc, Nicole LeBlanc, renewable energy, Schoharie, solar power plant, White River Solar

Our efforts to relocate solar array have been successful

April 30, 2020 by l

  “To the Editor: I am writing to the Altamont and Guilderland community. It has been a while since I last updated everyone on the community effort to re-site the planned solar array on Dunnsville Road, so I wanted to take some time this afternoon to bring everyone up to speed on our efforts. With … [Read more…]

Posted in: Guilderland Tagged: Altamont, Altamont Enterprise, Donna Abbruzzese, Dunnsville Road, golf course, Guilderland, Helderberg, viewshed

He Set Up a Big Solar Farm. His Neighbors Hated It.

March 18, 2020 by l

  “Neighbors used to wave to Timothy Masters whenever he stood outside his cherry-red barn, trading hellos across his corn and soybean fields in this small town about 10 miles north of Niagara Falls. That ended about a year ago, when a field of solar panels was deposited on 18 acres of Mr. Masters’s land. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News, Solar Tagged: Abigail Ross Hopper, Altamont, Bear Ridge Solar, Cambria, Cambria Opposition to Industrial Solar, Coxsackie, Culpeper, Cypress Creek, Cypress Creek Renewables, Duanesburg, green rush, Helderberg escarpment, Laura Shore, Lewiston, Melinda Olick, Niagara County, Niagra Falls, NYSERDA, Office of Renewable Energy Permitting, SEIA, sheep, Solar Energy Industries Association, Timothy Master, Virginia

In renewable energy we can see the future. Let’s make sure we can still see the Helderbergs.

March 2, 2020 by l

  “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…]

Posted in: Guilderland, Solar Tagged: Altamont, Cuomo, Dunnsville Road, Empire State Development, golf course, Helderberg Escarpment Planning Guide, Helderbergs, Office of Renewable Energy Permitting, Orchard Creek Golf Course, views, vista

Petition – Altamont and Guilderland Solar at Orchard Golf Course

January 30, 2020 by l

  “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…]

Posted in: Activism, Guilderland, Solar Tagged: Altamont, Altamont Orchards, change.org, Guilderland, Orchard Creek Golf Course, petition

The view: The Helderbergs attracted European pioneers in the 1700s and wealthy Albanians in the 1800s

January 29, 2020 by l

  “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…]

Posted in: Guilderland, Solar Tagged: Altamont, Helderberg escarpment

Decision on solar farm points out flaws in Guilderland’s planning process

January 29, 2020 by l

  “I was unable to attend the Dec. 11, 2019 Guilderland Planning Board meeting, but recently reviewed the tape of the meeting on the Guilderland website. The topic of my interest was the presentation by Helios Solar on the installation of a large solar field on property owned by Joseph Muia, former Altamont village attorney, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Guilderland, Solar Tagged: Altamont, comprehensive plan, Guilderland, Helderberg escarpment, Helios Solar, Joseph Muia, moratorium, Orchard Creek Golf Course

Influx of solar farms leads to backlash among some upstate residents

January 26, 2020 by l

  “The 21st Century Economy is carrying some mixed blessings for Margaret Jones. She’s among a handful of people who operate Airbnbs in this Greene County community south of Albany. State and local promotions have led to an uptick in visitors to the area, and her weekends are often booked solid. But now she and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Coxsackie, Duanesburg, Duanesburg News, Eden Renewables, Oak Hill Solar, Schoharie, Solar Tagged: Altamont, Article 10, Article 78, Avangrid Renewables., Bethlehem, Canajoharie, Coxsackie, Cuomo, Duanesburg, Eden Renewables, Feura Bush, Flint Mine Solar, Gabriel Wapner, Greenville, Guilderland, Halfmoon, Hecate Energy, Keith Hevenor, Laura Cottingham, lawsuit, nextamp, Saving Greene, Schoharie, Sierra Club, Westerlo

Helderberg view would be destroyed. Delay in informing Altamont about solar-array proposal harmful to process

September 25, 2019 by l

  “To the Editor: I have several concerns about the Guilderland Planning Board’s review process of a proposal for the placement of a five-megawatt solar array on a 61-acre field that is adjacent to the Orchard Creek Golf Course on Dunnsville Road, Route 356. I learned recently that the Guilderland Planning Board reviewed this proposal … [Read more…]

Posted in: Guilderland Tagged: Altamont, Guilderland, Jim Gaughan, letter to the editor, Orchard Creek Golf Course

History center under construction in Quaker Street

October 12, 2017 by l

  “The Duanesburg Research and Archive Center is nearing completion in Quaker Street in Schenectady County. “This building marks an important step in our goal of preserving local history” said Leonard Van Buren, president of the Duanesburg Historical Society in a release from the society. “When the building is finished residents, will have access to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News Tagged: Altamont, Duanesburg Historical Society, Duanesburg Research and Archive Center, Marty Hebert, Quaker Street

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