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NextEra solar project hits a roadblock as planning board rejects proposed site plan
The Riverhead Planning Board in a split vote yesterday rejected the site plan for a 22.9 MW commercial solar facility on 198 acres off Edwards Avenue. But the proposal is by no means dead. It is a permitted use on the site under a special permit granted by the town board in December and the applicant is expected to discuss site plan revisions with the planning department.
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Town Board set to vote on special permit for new commercial solar facility in Calverton
The approval of a new 22.9 megawatt solar energy facility on 198 acres in Calverton is on the town board’s agenda tomorrow.
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‘Climate leadership’ act signed into law as governor announces contracts for 1,700 MW of wind energy production off Long Island coast
New York's new climate law requires the state to achieve a carbon-free electricity system by 2040 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions 85 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.
Government
Town will see nearly $1.5 million in deal with solar power company
sPower will pay Riverhead Town a $1.05 million community benefit fee and a $450,000 easement fee, in addition to an annual payment in lieu of taxes that will start at $460,000 in year one and increase each year for 15 years.
