New state office to oversee permitting process By Gwendolyn Craig The largest solar project proposed in the Adirondack Park to date—40 megawatts near Great Sacandaga Lake--is of such a scale that it supplants the Adirondack Park Agency’s … [Read more...] about Big solar: Your questions answered
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Mayfield farmer is betting on solar
Fulton County dairy farm hopes solar will save its lands; public has mixed reaction to 40-megawatt project By Gwendolyn Craig Nearly 100 people attended an open house Wednesday night about a proposed 40-megawatt solar array in the town of … [Read more...] about Mayfield farmer is betting on solar
Public invited to discuss 40-megawatt Mayfield solar project
Meeting Wednesday on proposed Adirondack array By Gwendolyn Craig Solar developer Boralex Inc. is proposing a project more than two times the size of the largest solar facility approved thus far in the Adirondack Park– a 40 megawatt array in … [Read more...] about Public invited to discuss 40-megawatt Mayfield solar project
2022 Explored: Solar power
Escalation of park projects develop, particularly in Ticonderoga The Adirondack Park continued to draw the attention of solar developers and the state as New York looks to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by no less than 85% by 2050 from 1990 … [Read more...] about 2022 Explored: Solar power
Ticonderoga’s solar boom
Proliferation of projects leaves some asking 'how much is too much?' By Tim Rowland Two years before Covid electrified the Adirondack property market, a different kind of land boom was shaping up in Ticonderoga, not in real estate agencies, but … [Read more...] about Ticonderoga’s solar boom
Agricultural leaders weigh in on solar arrays on farmland
State, nation seek to improve farmers’ earnings By Gwendolyn Craig New York’s top agricultural leader said he is concerned about compromising the state’s farmland for renewable energy projects, something the Adirondack Park Agency has discussed … [Read more...] about Agricultural leaders weigh in on solar arrays on farmland