During Earth Week, Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday announced eight new large-scale renewable energy infrastructure projects that have been completed in the last six months to deliver clean energy to New York’s power grid. According to the Governor’s office, during development and construction, the projects supported the creation of nearly 1,800 jobs and spurred nearly $800 million in private investment across the state while contributing nearly $70 million to their host communities in the form of schools, town, and county payments. Together, these eight projects total 418 megawatts, enough renewable energy to power more than 150,000 New York homes and reduce nearly 600,000 tons of carbon emissions annually, equivalent to removing almost 120,000 cars off the road each year. Hochul said Tuesday’s announcement represents significant progress towards the achievement of New York’s Climate Act goal for 70 percent of the state’s electricity to come from renewable energy by 2030.
“One of my administration’s top priorities is transforming New York’s electricity system and building a thriving green economy,” Governor Hochul said. “These large-scale renewable energy infrastructure projects supported the creation of hundreds of clean, green jobs and will deliver clean energy to hundreds of thousands of New York homes. This Earth Week, we are seeing how clean energy can transform communities and lead to a greener future for all New Yorkers.”
The recently completed projects include:
Central New York
- Janis Solar (Cortland County): a 20 MW solar facility developed and constructed by CS Energy and is owned by MN8 Energy with tax equity financing from M&T Community & Environmental Development LLC, a subsidiary M&T in the Town of Willet was completed on March 17, 2023.
Mohawk Valley
- Grissom Solar (Montgomery County): a 20 MW solar facility developed and constructed by CS Energy and is owned by MN8 Energy with tax equity financing from M&T Community & Environmental Development LLC, a subsidiary of M&T in the Town of Mohawk was completed on March 17, 2023.
- Regan Solar (Montgomery County): a 20 MW solar facility developed and constructed by CS Energy and is owned by MN8 Energy with tax equity financing from M&T Community & Environmental Development LLC, a subsidiary of M&T in the Town of Mohawk was completed on December 29, 2022.
North Country
- Chasm Falls Hydro (Franklin County): a 1.6 MW hydropower facility in the Town of Chateauguay that was returned to service by Ampersand Hydro on November 2, 2022.
- Number Three Wind (Lewis County): a 103.9 MW wind facility developed by Invenergy in the Towns of Harrisburg and Lowville was completed on April 14, 2023.
Southern Tier
- Baron Winds I (Steuben County): a 121.8 MW wind facility developed by RWE in the Towns of Cohocton, Dansville, and Wayland was completed on February 7, 2023.
- Eight Point Wind (Steuben County): a 111.2 MW wind facility developed by NextEra Energy in the Towns of Greenwood and West Union was completed on February 8, 2023.
- Puckett Solar (Chenango County): a 20 MW solar facility developed and constructed by CS Energy and is owned by MN8 Energy with tax equity financing from M&T Community & Environmental Development LLC, a subsidiary of M&T in the Town of Greene was completed on October 21, 2022.
