The 500 MW Cider Solar Farm, which is to be the largest solar plant in New York State, was approved by the New York Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Transmission (ORES).
Dan de Boer, interim CEO and head of Infrastructure at Greenbacker, a green energy investment company, told pv magazine USA that this is the first permit of its kind issued by ORES for a project application initially filed under Section 94-c rules, which require all renewable energy projects larger than 25 MW seek an approved permit through ORES.
Greenbacker secured $950 million in aggregate financing to support the acquisition, construction and operation of the behemoth plant that is expected to supply 920,000 MWh of renewable electricity per year or enough to power approximately 120,000 New York households, or all households in Genesee County, as well as in neighboring counties including Livingston, Orleans, Wyoming, and Allegany…