“The Gloversville Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday night voted 3-0 to hire an expert to explain to them whether or not solar developers Eden Renewables application for a “Public Utility Variance” is complete, an additional step before the ZBA will set a public hearing and decide on the merits of the application. The … [Read more…]
“Grassland Bird Trust, a nonprofit conserving habitat land for endangered and threatened birds in Washington County, is collaborating with a renewable energy company to take care of more terrain. Eden Renewables, a Troy-based solar farm company, is set to begin leasing 44 acres of land from the trust, adding to a total of 114 … [Read more…]
“SOPHY FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL, PR AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Sophy Fearnley-Whittingstall has over 10 years’ experience in the renewables’ industry. She is passionate about influencing change and empowering people, communities and businesses to make a positive difference to the climate emergency by helping grow renewable energy & infrastructure in the UK, USA & Africa. A keen gardener, … [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…]
“Bill Lanford’s mailbox for the past year has been filling up with offers and solicitations to lease part of his family farm. The offers don’t come from housing developers though. Instead they come from alternative energy companies that are scrambling to secure suitable properties for solar farms. “I’ve been approached a dozen times at … [Read more…]
“Seniors at two local schools are eligiable to apply for a Green STEAM Scholarship.” read the entire article Vaughn, Natasha. Hudson Valley360 2 April 2021.
“Solar developers Eden Renewables is preparing to triple the size of its proposed solar farm at the site of the former Pine Brook Golf Club in order to bypass city regulations if it can’t obtain a zoning change. The company is in the process of appealing the Common Council’s unanimous rejection of the zoning … [Read more…]
“The Common Council has unanimously rejected a request by solar developers to rezone portions of the former Pine Brook Golf Club property from residential to commercial to allow construction of a community solar farm at the center of the site. The rejection will not kill the project outright as developers may still apply to … [Read more…]
“On Saturday, more than 150 protesters, alongside North Wiltshire MP James Gray, rallied against the plans to build a distributor road linking the A350 and the 7,500 extra houses it would pave the way for. Mr Gray said they must stop the “desecration of the countryside”. Steve Perry, chairman of CAUSE, the Campaign Against … [Read more…]
September 1, 2021 Zoning Board of Adjustments “Gloversville ZBA delays ruling on Pine Brook solar farm” The Leader Herald newspaper article June 5, 2021 Zoning Board of Adjustments “Proposed solar project in Gloversville seeks zoning variance” Schenectady Gazette March 12, 2021 Zoning Board of Adjustment “Solar developers seek way around Gloversville council rejection … [Read more…]