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Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act

Letter to the Editor: State must help localities, renewable energy developers find compromise

May 24, 2022 by l

  “”   read the entire article   Albany Times Union 24 May 2022.  

Posted in: Duanesburg News Tagged: Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, letter to the editor, Schoharie County

Proposed solar project in Gloversville seeks zoning variance

June 5, 2021 by l

  “Solar developers Eden Renewables on Wednesday asked the city Zoning Board of Appeals to grant a “Public Utility Variance” to allow the company to build a proposed $10 million 32-acre 7.5-megawatt solar farm on the site of the former Pine Brook Golf Club. The location of the property is 280 South Main St., located … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eden Renewables, Gloversville Tagged: Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, Eden Renewables, Gloversville, local land use law, Pine Brook Golf Course

Cornell Study Considers Balance Between NY’s Solar Development And Farmland

May 17, 2021 by l

  “Solar is a key piece of New York’s goal of reaching 70% renewable energy generation by 2030 under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. With farmland seen by solar companies as prime real estate for their arrays, new research from Cornell University considers how to best balance solar development with the state’s agricultural … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News Tagged: Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, Cornell, Jim Levulis, land use, Max Zhang, WAMC

New state solar regs aim to speed up approval process; local municipalities solar laws on the ball — for the most part

March 5, 2020 by l

  “With the passage of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act in July 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the most ambitious climate plan in the country, requiring that, by 2030, seventy percent of New York’s electricity to come from renewable energy sources, and, by 2040, the state’s electricity sector is to be … [Read more…]

Posted in: Solar Tagged: Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act, Berne, Budget Bill, City University of New York, Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, Cuomo, golf course, Guilderland, Joseph Muia, Knox, law, legislation, National Grid, National Law Review, New Scotland, New York Solar Map, Rensselaerville, Shepard Farm, Westerlo, Zackary Knaub

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