The village of Potsdam will buy electricity for its municipal buildings from a nearby hydropower source. During its monthly meeting on Monday night, the Village Board of Trustees unanimously voted
Glens Falls residents could save money on their electric bills through the city s Community Hydro Project, which was approved by the Common Council on Tuesday.
Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 9:21 am
POTSDAM – Northern Power & Light and Boralex Hydro will announce hundreds of local customers, including Meadow East apartments in Potsdam and Paul Smith’s College, which have started receiving locally-sourced electricity through the states largest local renewable energy initiative.
The Sissonville Community Hydro Project has been over a year in the making.
In the coming year, 15,000 MWh of electricity generated on the Raquette River at the Sissonville hydroelectric facility will be sold to subscribers in surrounding communities, according to a press release from Northern Power & Light.
In lieu of a formal ribbon cutting, Northern Power & Light and Boralex Hydro will host a virtual press today at 10 a.m. to announce Potsdam as the home of the New York’s largest community renewable energy project, Sissonville Hydro.