“The town of Duanesburg will hold a public hearing today on whether it should implement a one-year moratorium on solar energy systems including battery energy storage systems. The possible moratorium comes as the town continues to navigate the development process with Oak Hill Solar, which originally planned two five-megawatt solar arrays on a 40-acre … [Read more…]
“There’s an old saw in the trash business that says, “everybody wants their trash picked up but nobody wants it put down.” That’s not a perfect analogy for what’s happening with renewable-energy projects in New York and New England but the sentiment behind it is familiar. A recent Gallup poll found that 73 percent … [Read more…]
“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…]
“The Town Board has adopted a six-month moratorium on large-scale commercial solar energy development to give town officials time to consider whether changes are needed to the solar law it adopted in 2016. The unanimous action, taken at a Town Board meeting Thursday, comes amid opposition to two five-megawatt solar arrays proposed by Eden … [Read more…]
Agenda Duanesburg Town Board Meeting January 9, 2020 PDF Local Law 1 of 2020 Six Month Solar Moratorium PILOT Oak Hill Solar 1 and Oak Hill Solar 2 DRAFT PILOT not provided with Agenda source: post by Town of Duanesburg 9 January 2020 at 9:40 AM Edit March 4, 2020: Lease descriptions … [Read more…]
“You don’t have a problem … until you have a problem. By then, it’s often too late to get a handle on it. So Duanesburg officials should be commended for wanting to get out in front of a potential problem with the proliferation of solar arrays — those giant fields of blue solar panels … [Read more…]
“DUANESBURG — With some residents worried about the number of large-scale solar energy projects that have been approved by this rural town, the Town Board may place a six-month moratorium on project approvals while it revises its solar law. The Town Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed moratorium at 7 p.m. … [Read more…]
“At the Nov. 14 Duanesburg Town Board meeting, Supervisor Rodger Tidball provided residents with an opportunity to protect their property values when he announced the possibility of a six-month moratorium on utility-scale solar power plants. I have been requesting this assistance since July, when inadequacies in the town of Duanesburg solar law became apparent … [Read more…]
Thursday 12 December at 7:00PM Duanesburg Town Board Meeting 5853 Western Turnpike, Duanesburg, New York PUBLIC HEARING: PROPOSED 6 MONTH SOLAR MORATORIUM November 26, 2019 Letter to the Editor encouraging Duanesburg residents to attend the Town Board Public Hearing on Thursday December 12, 2019. READ Duanesburg Solar Law on the Town website EMAIL the Town … [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…]