“JESSICA ROBERTSON and Daniel Berwick would be well-advised to take the advice they offer in their recent opinion piece that we should “shift the conversation from where solar shouldn’t go to where it should.” Borrego Solar, the company that employs them, must withdraw its current plans for another 200 acres of ground-mounted solar in … [Read more…]
“The New Scotland Zoning Board of Appeals on Tuesday set an Oct. 27 public hearing for a proposed large-scale, ground-mounted, solar array on an addressless parcel of land along Altamont Road. The zoning board also referred the project to the Albany County Planning Board. Borrego Solar Systems, a California-based company with a local office … [Read more…]
“Massive public protest over a proposed solar farm that could mar the view of the Helderberg escarpment — 1,300 people signed a petition — led the town to draft new solar legislation, which the petitioners feared might be undermined by recommendations from the planning board or town planner. Tuesday night, Guilderland Supervisor Peter Barber … [Read more…]
“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…]
“NextEra Energy Resources has proposed a 90-megawatt solar energy project at a price exceeding $100 million using the state’s power plant siting law — Article 10 — and there’s little the town of Florida or its residents can do about it. Article 10, was passed in 2011, allows for the siting of electricity generating … [Read more…]
“Montgomery County Planning Board members approved the town’s of Florida Planning Board’s referral for a solar project to be built on Minaville Road. David Albrecht, of Borrego Solar Systems, attended the county planning board meeting Thursday in an effort to answer questions regarding the solar farm. The 2.8 megawatt project will be located on … [Read more…]