
Solar arrays, cell tower challenge APA
Board members voice concerns about aesthetics, impacts
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Board members voice concerns about aesthetics, impacts
Should all projects come to fruition, Ticonderoga will have installations generating 32.5-megawatts of solar power.
Lacking regulatory jurisdiction, the Adirondack Park Agency instead is considering becoming an adviser and host of public meetings on solar development.
John Ernst will oversee a discussion on solar farms Thursday in the first meeting of the APA since he was appointed chairman.
APA approves 20 MW solar project amid planning discussion
The APA will hear about solar projects in the park and updates to planning documents for Whiteface Mountain and Fish Creek Campground.
As solar farms rise, Adirondack Park towns weigh clean energy, views, land use issues.
APA board members seek a more systematic approach for approving new large-scale solar project applications.
Sweeping issues around solar projects and visitor management are on the docket before Adirondack Park Agency board members this week.
An old iron-ore tailings pile at a Star Lake mine is slated to become a solar power plant under a lease deal with the state.