Fort Edward Town Board sets application fees for commercial solar projects | Local

FORT EDWARD — The Town Board set an application fee of 50 cents per kilowatt for commercial solar projects, with a minimum fee of $500, at its regular monthly meeting Monday night. No one spoke at a public hearing at the beginning of the meeting.

CS Energy has proposed building two 20-megawatt commercial solar electricity projects in Fort Edward to help the state meet its goal of producing 70 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. The company is researching potential sites near transmission lines south of the village of Fort Edward.

Town Councilman Terry Middleton said the fee schedule is in line with other communities in the area. The schedule took effect immediately. Under the new schedule, the town application fee for each of CS Energy’s projects would be $10,000.

Middleton and Town Supervisor Lester Losaw said they met with Matt Tripoli, CS Energy’s director of public development, last week about holding a public information meeting about the projects in mid to late May. Tripoli agreed to the request. The time, date and location will be posted on the town’s website when available.