Panel OKs siting of 2 solar farms
Jan. 7, 2021
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A state panel on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, approved solar farm sites in Albany and Schoharie counties. Above is a Halfmoon project that opened in December 2019, the ForeFront Power community solar farm. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
ALBANY Solar farms proposed for southern Albany County and northern Schoharie County got the go-ahead from the state Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment Thursday.
Hecate Energy Albany 1 and Hecate Energy Albany 2 want to construct and operate a 40 megawatt facility between Route 9W and County Route 101 in Coeymans on a portion of about 436 acres of privately leased farmland, according to a statement from the siting board . It will include arrays of ground-mounted photovoltaic solar panels.