“A 28- acre solar farm in St. Lawrence County has gotten approval for a 30-year payment in lieu of taxes or PILOT plan. PILOT is a New York state program that allows municipalities to make long-term payment agreements with businesses in place of regular tax payments. It will require Source Renewables, the owner of … [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…]
“How much is energy worth? To the New York Power Authority, at least $60 million. To East Point Energy, the developers of a 50-megawatt solar project proposed in the Town of Sharon? It looks like not even a PILOT. “I’m not surprised,” said Supervisor Sandy Manko. “I think they have something up their sleeve.” … [Read more…]
Read the April 23, 2020 Town Board Agenda PDF on the Town of Duanesburg website PILOT Agreement attached to April 23, 2020 minutes. PDF on Duanesburg Neighbors website. Who wrote PILOT? Read the minutes on Town of Duanesburg website April 23, 2020 Minutes PDF. April 23, 2020 Town Board Meeting Minutes PDF … [Read more…]
“New York State has put into place tax exemptions to encourage development of renewable energy, which played out last week in Duanesburg, a rural Schenectady County town, that granted payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOTs, for two solar farms. New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act requires 100 percent carbon-free electricity by … [Read more…]
“Developers of what would be a 700-acre, $135 million solar farm here made their case before residents of this Montgomery County community on Wednesday, although the final “yes” or “no” decision is ultimately up to a special panel made up largely of state agency heads. That’s because the 90.5 megawatt Mohawk Solar project falls … [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…]
“If you want to build a solar project in Schoharie County, you’re going to be putting some money up. Up front. Frustrated by solar projects that don’t go anywhere, and alarmed by reports that New York State could be extending some $500 million in tax incentives for solar developers, supervisors are now requiring a … [Read more…]
“Critics of a proposed solar farm have been granted a two-week reprieve to study a proposed payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement to be executed with the developer. The town board voted on Thursday to postpone a vote on the deal until Jan. 9 after getting an earful from local residents contending the project will harm their property … [Read more…]
Oak Hill Solar 1, LLC PILOT PDF 13590 Duanesburg Road, Delanson, NY 12056 Tax ID 74.00-2-5.2 Oak Hill Solar 2, LLC PILOT PDF 13686 Duanesburg Road, Delanson, NY 12056 Tax ID 74.00-2-5.1 Both PILOT Agreements are found in the Town of Duanesburg January 9, 2020 Town Board Meeting Minutes As of … [Read more…]