Solara Homes in Rotterdam receives another $750,000 energy award | The Daily Gazette
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The construction of Solara Homes in Rotterdam, a net-zero apartment complex, is what’s needed for the future of the planet, according to the project’s developer.
“Global warming is a real threat and housing is a part of that,” said David Bruns, of Bruns Realty, the developer of the complex. “It’s time to build more energy efficient.”
The project was recently awarded another $750,000 by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority as part of the Buildings for Excellence Competition, which looks at how “to stimulate the design, construction, and operation of very low, or zero carbon emitting buildings,” according to NYSERDA’s website.
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Solar developers seek way around Gloversville council rejection of zone change | The Daily Gazette
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GLOVERSVILLE – Solar developers Eden Renewables is preparing to triple the size of its proposed solar farm at the site of the former Pine Brook Golf Club in order to bypass city regulations if it can’t obtain a zoning change.
The company is in the process of appealing the Common Council’s unanimous rejection of the zoning change in December.
Eden Renewables has proposed building a $10 million, 32-acre 7.5-megawatt solar farm capable of powering about 1,225 homes, but city officials have determined solar farms are not allowed in the “R1” residential zone where the former golf course is located.
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KNOX Still sitting on most of the $130,000 it was awarded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Knox is making steady progress toward a small solar array that Supervisor Vasilios Lefkaditis estimates will offset “all or a good portion” of the town’s $9,000 annual electricity cost.
The town wants to build the municipal array on a roughly 15-acre property on Street Road, the site of the town’s former landfill. Lefkaditis indicated at the town board’s March 9 meeting that the 70-by-130-foot array would be little more than a speck on the acreage.