Mohawk Solar
Working Together for a Clean Energy Future
Mohawk Solar is a proposed 90.5 MW-AC solar project located in the Towns of Canajoharie and Minden in Montgomery County, NY. Consistent with the NY Public Service Commission’s proceeding implementing a Clean Energy Standard, which supports the development of clean energy and renewable resources in New York State, the project will safely generate enough clean, renewable electricity to power over 20,000 households and offset approximately 140,000 tons of CO2 emissions each year.
Mohawk Solar will be sited on approximately 900 acres of non-contiguous parcels, interspersed with ongoing agricultural activity. Land leases with private landowners will provide a consistent revenue stream for local farmers and residents for the life of the project, in excess of typical farm income. The project will use the same type of photovoltaic panels installed on over one million homes in the United States. Solar equipment is a proven and safe technology in applications from fields to rooftops of homes, schools, and businesses.
The project will provide a significant economic stimulus to the area during construction by providing jobs and local contracts for goods and services, and significant long-term economic benefits through lease revenue to local landowners and tax revenue to the community.
Responsibly sited solar facilities can provide a net benefit to the preservation of agricultural land. The facility is not a permanent structure and funding is provided to decommission the project at the end of its useful life. The project essentially provides a form of preservation for agricultural land by maintaining permeable land surface and improving soil quality over the project life. After decommissioning, the project leaves no trace so land can be returned to agricultural use. Setbacks, fencing, and landscape buffering enable solar projects to blend comfortably into the community.
Join us for an Open House Meeting on June 16!
Avangrid Renewables would like to invite members of the Canajoharie and Minden communities as well as other interested Parties to a virtual open house meeting for the proposed Mohawk Solar Project, scheduled for Wednesday June 16th at 6:00 pm. During the virtual open house meeting, representatives from Avangrid Renewables and their consultant teams will be giving a presentation to discuss the status of Mohawk Solar, including the upcoming start of construction in fall 2021.
Those wishing to attend virtually can register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1062963176999608843 and can also call in at 1-562-247-8422, access code 480-368-322
Project Location
The proposed Mohawk Solar project would include the Canajoharie and Minden Townships in Montgomery County, New York.
Mohawk Solar by the Numbers
- 90.5 MW-AC
- will power over 20,000 average homes per year
- will offset approximately 140,000 tons of CO2 per year
- will offset approximately 135 million pounds of coal burned per year
- will generate enough electricity to power more than 28,000 households and that we will offset approx. 55,500 in CO2 emissions.
Expected Local Economic Benefits
300+ construction jobs ($11,000,000 labor budget anticipated). | |
5 full time jobs. Seasonal employees: grass cutting, snow plowing. | |
$600,000 annual landowner payments. | |
Additional tax revenue to local municipalities. | |
Shops, hardware stores, restaurants, construction material suppliers all will benefit both during construction and into operation, yielding a significant economic multiplier. |
Contact Us
Mohawk Solar is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avangrid Renewables. If you are looking for any publicly filed project permitting documents, or can’t find them listed below, please email us.
Email Us: | Mohawksolar@avangrid.com |
Office Location: | 7650 North State Street, Suite 1, Lowville, New York 13367 |
Our Office Hours: | Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Mohawk Solar Public Statement Hearing Presentation
Mohawk Solar
Application - Table of Contents
- Application
- Cover Letter - Application Filing 6-4-2019
- Town of Minden, Zoning Board of Appeals, August 5, 2019, Presentation
Appendices
- Appendix 1A - Certification of Formation
- Appendix 2A - Master List of Stakeholders - Redacted
- Appendix 2B - Meeting Log
- Appendix 4A - NYSDAM Guidelines for Solar Power Projects
- Appendix 5A - SRIS - Confidential
- Appendix 5B - Gen -Tie Line Details
- Appendix 5C - Equipment Spec Sheets
- Appendix 5D - Buried Collection Line Details
- Appendix 5E - Preliminary O&M Plan
- Appendix 5F - Substation Plans & Details
- Appendix 8A - Generation Dispatch Forecasting Analysis - CONFIDENTIAL
- Appendix 11A_1 - Preliminary Design Drawings
- Appendix 11A_2 - Preliminary Design Drawings
- Appendix 11A_3 - Preliminary Design Drawings
- Appendix 11A_4 - Preliminary Design Drawings
- Appendix 11A_5 - Preliminary Design Drawings
- Appendix 11A_6 - Preliminary Design Drawings
- Appendix 11A_7 - Preliminary Design Drawings
- Appendix 11B - Solar Panel Array Details
- Appendix 11C - Lighting Cut Sheets
- Appendix 11D - O&M Building Elevation & Lighting Details
- Appendix 11E - Typical Trenchless Installation Details
- Appendix 11F - Typical Support Structure Details
- Appendix 11G - Equipment Technical & Safety Manuals - Confidential
- Appendix 12A - Preliminary QA-QC Plan
- Appendix 12B - Pipeline Crossing Requirements
- Appendix 12C - Complaint Resolution Plan
- Appendix 14A - Cost Estimates - CONFIDENTIAL
- Appendix 18A - Preliminary Health & Safety Plan
- Appendix 18B - Preliminary Site Security Plan
- Appendix 18C - Preliminary Emergency Action Plan
- Appendix 19A - Sound Emissions Assessment
- Appendix 20A - Phase1B Archaeological Survey Report - CONFIDENTIAL
- Appendix 20B - Unanticipated Discovery Plan
- Appendix 20C - Historic Architectural Resource Survey
- Appendix 20D - Historic Resources Effects Analysis
- Appendix 21A - Report of Expected Geotechnical Conditions
- Appendix 21B - Preliminary SWPPP
- Appendix 22A - T&E Species Agency Correspondence
- Appendix 22B - Plant & Wildlife Species Lists
- Appendix 22C - Invasive Species Control Plan
- Appendix 22D - Winter Raptor Survey Report Confidential
- Appendix 22E - Spring Breeding Bird Survey Report - Confidential
- Appendix 22F - Net Conservation Benefit Plan Confidential
- Appendix 22G_1 - Wetland Delineation Report
- Appendix 22G_2 - Wetland Delineation Report Part1
- Appendix 22G_2 - Wetland Delineation Report Part 2
- Appendix 22G_3 - Wetland Delineation Report
- Appendix 22G_4 - Wetland Delineation Report
- Appendix 22G_5 - Wetland Delineation Report
- Appendix 22G_6 - Wetland Delineation Report
- Appendix 22H - NYSDEC Jurisdictional Determination Letter
- Appendix 23A - Water Well Data & Private Well Survey Confidential
- Appendix 23B - Draft Inadvertent Return Plan
- Appendix 23C - Preliminary SPCC
- Appendix 24A_1- Visual Impact Assessment
- Appendix 24A_2- Visual Impact Assessment
- Appendix 24A_3 - Visual Impact Assessment
- Appendix 24A_4 - Visual Impact Assessment Appendix E
- Appendix 24A_4 - Visual Impact Assessment Appendix F & G
- Appendix 25A_1 - Route Evaluation Study & Appendices A, D, E, F & G
- Appendix 25A_2 - Route Evaluation Study Appendix B
- Appendix 25A_2 - Route Evaluation Study Appendix C
- Appendix 25B - Draft Road Use Agreement
- Appendix 26A - Communications Tower Survey
- Appendix 26B - Land Mobile & Emergency Service Report
- Appendix 26C - Government RADAR Systems Analysis
- Appendix 27A - Socioeconomic Report - CONFIDENTIAL
- Appendix 29A - Decommissioning Plan - CONFIDENTIAL
- Appendix 31A - Glare Analysis - Technical Memo
- Appendix 31B_1 - Copies of Local Laws Town of Canajoharie
- Appendix 31B_2 - Copies of Local Laws Town of Minden
- Appendix 35A - EMF Study
Exhibits
- Exhibit 1
- Exhibit 2 Final
- Figure 2-1 Regional Facility Location
- Figure 2-2 Facility Layout
- Exhibit 3 Final
- Figure 3-1 Proposed Major Electric Generating Facility Locations
- Figure 3-2 Interconnection Location
- Exhibit 4 Final
- Exhibit 4-1 Existing Land Use
- Exhibit 4-2 Land Use Programs
- Exhibit 4-3 Transmission Facilities
- Exhibit 4-4 Tax Parcels
- Exhibit 4-5 Zoning Districts
- Exhibit 4-6 Proposed Land Use
- Exhibit 4-7 Specially Designed Areas
- Exhibit 4-8 Recreational Areas and other Sensitive Land Uses
- Exhibit 4-9 Aerial Photgraphy Overlay
- Exhibit 5 Final
- Exhibit 6 Final
- Exhibit 7 Final
- Exhibit 8 Final
- Exhibit 9 Final
- Exhibit 9-1 Project Alternatives
- Exhibit 10 Final
- Exhibit 11 Final
- Exhibit 11-1 Setbacks Map
- Exhibit 12 Final
- Exhibit 13 Final
- Exhibit 13-1 Real Property Map of Generating Site
- Exhibit 13-2 Real Property Map of Interconnection Facilities
- Exhibit 14 Final
- Exhibit 15 Final
- Exhibit 15-1 Public Health and Safety
- Exhibit 16 Final
- Exhibit 17 Final
- Exhibit 18 Final
- Exhibit 19 Final
- Exhibit 19-1 Sensitive Sound Receptors
- Exhibit 20 Final
- Exhibit 21 Final
- Exhibit 21-1 Slope
- Exhibit 21-2 Soil Types
- Exhibit 21-3 Bedrock
- Exhibit 22 Final
- Exhibit 22-1 Impact To Plant Communities
- Exhibit 22-2 Delineated Wetlands
- Exhibit 22-3 Wetland Impacts
- Exhibit 23 Final
- Exhibit 23-1 Depth to Bedrock and High Water Table
- Exhibit 23-2 Groundwater Aquifers and Recharge Areas
- Exhibit 23-3 Surface Water
- Exhibit 23-4 Horizontal Bore Locations
- Exhibit 24 Final
- Exhibit 25 Final
- Exhibit 25-1 Emergency Services
- Exhibit 26 Final
- Exhibit 26-1 Communication System Constraints
- Exhibit 27 Final
- Exhibit 28 Final
- Exhibit 28-1 Potential Environmental Justice Areas
- Exhibit 29 Final
- Exhibit 30 Final
- Exhibit 31 Final
- Exhibit 32 Final
- Exhibit 33 Final
- Exhibit 34 Final
- Exhibit 35 Final
- Exhibit 36 Final
- Exhibit 37 Final
- Exhibit 38 Final
- Exhibit 39 Final
- Exhibit 40 Final
- Exhibit 41 Final
Article 10 Process
- Renewables Mohawk - NY Gov. Public Master Documents
- DPS Guide to Intervenor Funding
- Summary of Mohawk Solar Public Involvement March2017
- Mohawk Solar – Open House Boards Part 1
- Mohawk Solar – Open House Boards Part 2
- Mohawk Solar – Open House Boards Part 3
- Mohawk Solar – Open House Boards Part 4
- Mohawk Solar – Open House Boards Part 5
- Mohawk Solar – Open House Boards Part 6
- Mohawk Solar – Open House Boards Part 7
- Mohawk Solar – Open House Boards Part 8
- Mohawk Solar – Open House Boards Part 9
- Mohawk Solar – Open House Boards Site Design
- Pages from Mohawk Solar – Open House Boards
- Notice of Application Submission
- Mohawk Solar Stipulations
Company Information