Middlefield Adopts Solar Panel Zoning Law By CASPAR EWIGMIDDLEFIELD Installation of solar panels was not listed as a permitted use in residential zoning districts established by the Town of Middlefield Zoning Law as amended in 2016. But with the present emphasis on the development of renewable energy, the Town Board determined that an overall law should be enacted to deal with the various forms of solar panel installations. Accordingly, the board held a public hearing on February 14, at which…
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County’s 2nd Solar Farm Powering On By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com LAURENS – Poised to open a solar farm in Laurens – Otsego County’s second – Solstice executives say the company wants to make sure that everyone around here can afford solar energy. That includes “people who need the savings the most,” said Andrew Alayza, marketing director for the international solar-farm developer. Four-hundred local families have already signed up for all the capacity the farm will produce, but…