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Second small fire breaks out at Shepard Farm solar field

September 1, 2021 by l

  “A small fire broke out on Monday at one of the Shepard Farm solar fields after a control box short-circuited, Westerlo Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Don Filkins told The Enterprise. “Something had shorted inside of the box and it caught fire and the fire burned through the box,” Filkins said, explaining that the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Solar Tagged: Borrego, Don Filkins, fire, inverter, Shepard Farm Solar LLC, Westerlo, Westerlo Volunteer Fire Department

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

Influx of solar farms leads to backlash among some upstate residents

January 26, 2020 by l

  “The 21st Century Economy is carrying some mixed blessings for Margaret Jones. She’s among a handful of people who operate Airbnbs in this Greene County community south of Albany. State and local promotions have led to an uptick in visitors to the area, and her weekends are often booked solid. But now she and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Coxsackie, Duanesburg, Duanesburg News, Eden Renewables, Oak Hill Solar, Schoharie, Solar Tagged: Altamont, Article 10, Article 78, Avangrid Renewables., Bethlehem, Canajoharie, Coxsackie, Cuomo, Duanesburg, Eden Renewables, Feura Bush, Flint Mine Solar, Gabriel Wapner, Greenville, Guilderland, Halfmoon, Hecate Energy, Keith Hevenor, Laura Cottingham, lawsuit, nextamp, Saving Greene, Schoharie, Sierra Club, Westerlo

New solar law “threatens” potential Berne solar farm

January 6, 2020 by l

  “TJA Clean Energy, the company that submitted a letter of intent to the town of Berne shortly before the town council adopted industrial-scale solar facility regulations on Dec. 17, told The Enterprise this week that their hopes of proposing a solar farm spanning up to 25 acres are complicated by the new law. The … [Read more…]

Posted in: Guilderland Tagged: Altamont Enterprise, Berne, Dorothy Verch, Michael Frateschi, TJA Clean Energy, Westerlo

Truck rollover in Duanesburg claims teen

October 1, 2012 by l

  “State Police are investigating a one-car rollover that claimed the life of a Westerlo teen. Police on Saturday, Sept. 29, morning responded to an accident on Eatons Corner Road in Duanesburg. A 2000 Ford truck was traveling northbound on the road when the driver allegedly failed to negotiate a curve, which led the vehicle … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News Tagged: accident, death, Eatons Corner Road, Michael J. Casullo III, police, Westerlo

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