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New York Authorities Approve 3 Wind, Solar Projects Totaling 343 MW
The New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission, or ORES, has issued final siting permits to AES (AES) unit AES Clean Power, enabling it to proceed with three wind and solar power generation projects, totaling 343 megawatts, it said last week.Altona Wind in the namesake town will produce up to 107.5 MW, Clinton Wind in Clinton, New York, will generate up to 110.5 MW, and Sugar Maple Solar spread across Croghan and Wilna, will generate up to 125 MW, a statement said.With the issue of the three permits, ORES has now endorsed a total of 35 wind and solar projects with a combined capacity of 5.1 gigawatts, it said, all of which will feed into New York's grid.The Altona and Clinton wind projects will involve repowering, replacing aging, existing turbines there with more efficient ones along with improvements to substations.Fewer turbines will be required overall but the sites' output capacity will rise by 20 MW, the statement said.Clinton will operate from 2028 and Altona from 2029. Residents near the sites will benefit from a share of utility bill credits over 10 years totaling $2.18 million.
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