Invenergy has removed more than 70 acres from two parcels in its proposed Horseshoe Solar project following an archaeological survey that found culturally-sensitive areas within the project site, Invenergy said in a news release.
The removal of acreage was revealed in an Article 10 supplement filed Dec. 21 that details results of the Phase 1B field investigation conducted between Sept. 16 and Nov. 28.
The exact locations of the parcels have been redacted in the Phase 1B cultural resources study available to the public to protect the sites and make it harder for would-be looters to loot the sites.
Horseshoe Solar is a 1,268-acre, 600,000-panel solar energy project proposed in the towns of Caledonia and Rush. The project area is considered very sensitive for Native American cultural resources as it partially overlaps the former location of the Canawaugus Reservation, and the project areaâs setting the Genesee Valley is generally historically, spiritually and culturally important to the Haudenosaunee.