NYSERDA
Summary
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced agreements on two municipally-owned sites for potential renewable energy development. Under these memorandums of understanding (MOU), NYSERDA through its Build-Ready Program will work closely with Tompkins County in the Southern Tier and Orange County in the Hudson Valley, to explore the feasibility of developing renewable energy projects on otherwise underutilized lands.
The MOU executed by NYSERDA with Orange County is the first step to investigating and completing necessary due diligence and community engagement. Located on the County’s former landfill, which closed in 1992, the municipally-owned site spans 420 acres and is under consideration for hosting a large-scale solar project. This potential project would complement other efforts the County has made for new clean energy projects including the existing solar array at the Emergency Operations Center, the combined heat and power renovations at the Valley View facility, geothermal design with ground source heat pumps for the proposed Medical Examiner’s building, light-emitting diode (LED) lighting installation in various county buildings, and the County’s first three electric vehicle charging stations which are expected to be installed later this year.
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