The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority selected renewable energy developer CleanCapital to erect the state’s first “Build-Ready” solar facility on a former mine in the Adirondack Park.
The 12-megawatt project is expected to generate enough power for 3,000 homes annually. CleanCapital will build it on the former Benson Mines in St. Lawrence County.
NYSERDA made the announcement Thursday, calling it “one of the largest solar projects in the Adirondack Park.” The Adirondack Park Agency has approved projects as large as 20 megawatts in the Champlain Valley, and the state Office of Renewable Energy Siting is in the process of permitting a 40-megawatt facility in the park along Great Sacandaga Lake…