Rock District Solar

In support of New York State’s Clean Energy Standard mandate to secure 70 percent of the State’s electrical supply from renewable resources by 2030, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company is proposing the construction of “Rock District Solar.” The proposed Facility is a 20 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) solar energy generating project located within the Towns of Carlisle and Seward, Schoharie County, New York.

The Facility Site will be located on private lands that are primarily rural in nature and total approximately 316 acres, of which approximately 125 acres will be occupied by Facility infrastructure and maintained for the life of the Facility. The majority of the Facility, approximately 18.8 MW, is located in the Town of Carlisle with approximately 1.2 MW, and the substation interconnection is located in the Town of Seward. The Facility will interconnect to a pre-existing and immediately adjacent 69 kilovolt (kV) transmission line.

The potential impacts to the surrounding land use from the construction and operation of the Facility were assessed as part of a coordinated Type I SEQRA review by the Lead Agency. This SEQRA review and negative declaration indicated that the proposed construction and operation of the Facility would have no significant adverse environmental impacts. This information was transferred to the Facility’s Section 94-c application and has been reviewed by ORES.