This week Hecate Energy submitted a revised application to the NYS Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) without inclusion of the Copake Solar Working Group’s most important and substantive recommendations.
To view the Working Group's recommendations, visit: https://www.craryvillegateway.org/updates.html
In the coming days Copake area residents will receive a postcard from Sensible Solar for Rural NY with detailed action steps you can take to make Shepherd's Run better for our community and region. We are calling on every resident of Copake and Columbia County to take one or more of the following action steps:
ACTION STEP ONE
Most important, post a public comment to the New York State Department of Public Service’s website so your concerns are made part of the official considerations of Hecate Energy’s application by New York State.
Go to: https://tinyurl.com/mvtj2wjj.
Be sure to check both the “I’m not a robot” and the “I understand the purpose of public comments...” boxes, and then click the “Post Comment” button at the bottom of the page.
Post your comments at this site. Visit sensiblesolarny.org where you can find key talking points that you can use in your comments.
ACTION STEP TWO
Call or write Governor Kathy Hochul and Lt. Governor Anthony Delgado and urge them to require Hecate Energy to incorporate the working group’s full and substantive recommendations into its application for Shepherd’s Run. Key message points can be found at www.sensiblesolarny.org/letter-writing.html
Governor Kathy Hochul
Lt. Governor Anthony Delgado
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224
Alternatively, you can email Governor Hochul at https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form
518-474-8390 Telephone
ACTION STEP THREE
Call or write to Houtan Moaveni, Executive Director of the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) and urge ORES to require Hecate Energy to incorporate the working group’s full and substantive recommendations into its application for Shepherd’s Run. Key message points can be found at www.sensiblesolarny.org/letter-writing.html
Houtan Moaveni, Executive Director
NYS Office of Renewable Energy Siting
c/o: OGS Mailroom
240 State Street | P-1 South, J Dock
Albany, NY 12242
518-473-4590 Telephone
Alternatively, you can email ORES at https://ores.ny.gov/form/contact-form
PLEASE TAKE ACTION TODAY!!! We need ORES and our NYS elected officials to stand up for Copake and its residents!