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Explosion and Fire at 13590 Duanesburg Road

March 8, 2020 by l

  Sunday 8 March 2020 at 6:30 AM Explosion and Fire at 13590 Duanesburg Road, Delanson NY 12053 Per September 19, 2019 Planning Board meeting demolition of the abandoned property was a condition of Eden Renewables Oak Hill Solar 1 and Oak Hill Solar 2. First responders were at the scene until 11 AM March … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News, Eden Renewables, Oak Hill Solar Tagged: 13590 Duanesburg Road, accident, Brandon Smith, crime, demolition, Eden Renewables, explosion, fire, first responders, honda, JLP-4672, Oak Hill, police, Richard Murray, road closure, solar

NY Green Bank Announces Strongest Quarter to Date, Committing More Capital in Fourth Quarter of 2019 Than Any Other Quarter

February 14, 2020 by l

  “$2.5 Million Bridge Loan to Eden Renewables – Supporting the Deployment of Community Solar Projects NY Green Bank’s $2.5 million bridge loan to Eden Renewables will finance the deposits made to National Grid to secure interconnection rights for a portfolio of community distributed generation solar projects in New York State. This transaction is expected … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eden Renewables, Solar Tagged: bridge loan, community solar, Eden Renewables, NY Green Bank, NYSERDA, solar

Sensible Solar Summit to be held in Duanesburg

January 22, 2020 by l

  “Duanesburg residents will be discussing solar energy on Wednesday night. The Christ Episcopal Church is hosting the Sensible Solar Summit. The group hosting the event says towns need to think about the impact of solar farms in the future. The group wants to ensure that they don’t become an eyesore. They will also discuss … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News Tagged: Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, Capital District Regional Planning Commission, Christ Episcopal Church, decommissioning plan, meeting, Sensible Solar Summit, solar, SUNY Albany

Duanesburg adopts solar moratium

January 10, 2020 by l

  “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…]

Posted in: Duanesburg, Duanesburg News, Eden Renewables, Oak Hill Solar, Solar Laws Tagged: Article 78, Duanesburg, Eden Renewables, moratorium, Oak Hill, Roger Tidball, solar

Duanesburg Town Board Meeting January 9, 2020

January 9, 2020 by l

  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…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News, Oak Hill Solar Tagged: Eden Renewables, lease, moratorium, Oak Hill, Payment in Lieu of Taxes, resolution, Richard Murray, solar, Town Board

County to start charging solar speculators

December 31, 2019 by l

  “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…]

Posted in: Schoharie Tagged: Application, Bill Cherry, fees, NextEra, NYSERDA, Payment in Lieu of Taxes, Schoharie, solar, Town of Sharon

The Fate of Schoharie Solar Hinges on 2020

December 20, 2019 by l

  “”   read the entire article   Avitabile, Matthew. The Mountain Eagle 20 December 2019.   Mountain Eagle News December 20, 2019

Posted in: Schoharie Tagged: Boreggo, Mountain Eagle, Schoharie, Sensible Solar Summit, solar, Town Board

Decommissioning Statement: Oak Hill Community Solar 1 and Solar 2

December 19, 2019 by l

Oak Hill Solar + Storage Decommissioning Statement 2021 Annotated with questions and concerns. December 19, 2021 Project Amendment remains under review.   Who wrote the Decommissioning Plan? Who reviewed the Decommissioning Plan? Where is the Surety Agreement for Emergency Decommissioning? Has the town engineer approved this plan? If so, why?   https://duanesburgneighbors.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-11-23_REVISED-OAK-HILL-COMMUNITY-SOLAR-1-AND-2-DECOMMISSIONING-STATEMENT.pdf     First … [Read more…]

Posted in: Oak Hill Solar, Solar Tagged: 13590 Duanesburg Road, 13592 Duanesburg Road, Amp Solar Group, battery energy storage system, decommissioning plan, Eden Renewables, financial, Oak Hill Solar, solar

EDITORIAL: Moratorium on solar projects a wise step

December 4, 2019 by l

  “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…]

Posted in: Duanesburg, Duanesburg News, Solar Tagged: editorial, moratorium, Schenectady Gazette, solar

Public Hearing: December 12, 2019 for a Proposed Six-Month Solar Moratorium

November 25, 2019 by l

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…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News Tagged: moratorium, planning board, public hearing, solar, Town Board
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