“Large commercial solar farms, covering dozens of acres with tens of thousands of electricity-generating panels, are certain to arrive in New York state in a big way.
Driven by the Cuomo administration’s expanded emphasis on renewable energy, solar-energy companies and non-profit groups are exploring dozens of projects, including a number in the Rochester area.
“I don’t think there’s any question that New York is an exciting place to be for the solar industry right now,” said Rob Collier, director of project development for Seattle-based OneEnergy Development, which is working on two dozen solar projects in upstate New York.
One wave of new solar farms will be roughly the same size as the largest installations now in place in parts of upstate New York. Another set of projects could be 10 or 20 times larger than that.”
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Orr, Steve. Democrat & Chronicle 23 November 2016.