Public invited to study details of wind farm

THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2013

We thank the Watertown Daily Times for its front-page article on July 17 concerning the positive impact for Jefferson County landowners of the proposed Copenhagen Wind Farm transmission line.

On July 9, in cooperation with the town of Denmark Planning Board, the project developer, OwnEnergy, presented for public review and comment the NYS Draft Environmental Impact Statement. It details the entire project, which engages both Lewis and Jefferson counties. 

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Public invited to study details of wind farm

THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2013

We thank the Watertown Daily Times for its front-page article on July 17 concerning the positive impact for Jefferson County landowners of the proposed Copenhagen Wind Farm transmission line.

On July 9, in cooperation with the town of Denmark Planning Board, the project developer, OwnEnergy, presented for public review and comment the NYS Draft Environmental Impact Statement. It details the entire project, which engages both Lewis and Jefferson counties.[Watertown Times]

River Agency reviews draft proposal for monetizing 20 megwatts

By AMANDA PURCELL

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2013

LOUISVILLE - Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell, D-Theresa, presented Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s draft proposal allowing for the sale of proceeds of 20 megawatts of hydropower to the St. Lawrence River Valley Redevelopment Agency Tuesday.

The six-page draft bill includes details on how the proceeds of the sale of 20 megawatts of power could be spent by a special board appointed by the governor for economic development in the north country. Continue... [Watertown Times]

Wind developer to pay farmers in Rutland, Champion to install power line through land

By TED BOOKER
TIMES STAFF WRITER

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2013

Thirteen farmers who own land north of Route 12 in the towns of Rutland and Champion have signed contracts with a Brooklyn wind developer, allowing it to build a 10-mile overhead power transmission line through their fields that is needed for the Copenhagen Wind Farm project.

Farmers who signed contracts with the company this year were given $1,000 bonus checks on the spot for signing the easement for the 115-volt power line, which will run west from a substation to be built near the Jefferson-Lewis county line in the village of Copenhagen and connect to a National Grid substation near Burrville. Along with that bonus, the company agreed to pay $8,000 per acre of easement property in areas at which the line passes through tillable farmland. That payoff equates to about $2,000 for every 100 feet of farmland the line spans.

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Boots on the ground

MONDAY, JULY 15, 2013

National Grid’s recent meeting with housing developers in Jefferson County has been proclaimed a success by the power company, which has promised to become involved at an early stage in proposed developments. That could be good news if National Grid devotes enough staff to expediting work with developers who are obligated to provide safe work sites a nd well-engineered plans before National Grid can begin its work.

National Grid provides all developers standard, detailed check lists to ease the way to completion of a project. What National Grid has not been able to do adequately in Jefferson County is to keep up with the demand for new service, especially at some of the larger projects. Continue...[Watertown Times]