APA approves 20 MW solar project amid planning discussion By Gwendolyn Craig The Adirondack Park Agency has approved one of its largest solar project applications yet--20-megawatts generated by 46,000 panels on approximately 100 acres in the … [Read more...] about Ticonderoga adds 100-acre solar installation to growing project list
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Solar projects, land management plans on APA agenda
Editor's note: Since this story first published Wednesday morning, the Adirondack Park Agency has updated its agenda to include live public comment. To participate email your name and the phone number you're using to call into WebEx to … [Read more...] about Solar projects, land management plans on APA agenda
Power struggle
As solar farms rise, park towns weigh clean energy, views By Gwendolyn Craig The Adirondack Park isn’t widely known for farming, but almost 104,000 of its 6 million acres are in agricultural districts. Much of that is in the Champlain Valley, … [Read more...] about Power struggle
Adirondack Park Agency to prepare for more solar
By Gwendolyn Craig It was 2018 when Colleen Parker’s phone at the Adirondack Park Agency started to ring every month with solar company proposals. The calls were not from groups based in Albany, New York City or the Adirondacks. “Solar … [Read more...] about Adirondack Park Agency to prepare for more solar
Visitor monitoring, solar projects and more on APA agenda
By Gwendolyn Craig Sweeping issues around solar projects and visitor management are on the docket before Adirondack Park Agency board members this week.. The presentations come at a time when the APA has approved a handful of large-scale solar … [Read more...] about Visitor monitoring, solar projects and more on APA agenda
Former Adirondack mine to host major solar project
By Gwendolyn Craig The Adirondack Park, traditionally a model of wilderness preservation, is getting a new badge of environmental notoriety as the site of New York's first “build-ready” solar project. Benson Mines, Inc., of St. Lawrence County, … [Read more...] about Former Adirondack mine to host major solar project