Hecate Energy secures planning permit for 500 MW Cider Solar Farm project in New York

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The New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) has awarded approval to the siting application submitted by Hecate Energy for the development of the 500 MW Cider Solar Farm project that will be constructed in the towns of Elba and Oakfield in Western New York’s Genesee County, USA. 

The construction of the solar farm is expected to commence in 2023. Once operational, it will be interconnected to the New York State electricity grid through the Dysinger-New Rochester 345kV transmission line.

The project is expected to produce up to 920,000 MWh of renewable electricity annually, enough to power over 120,000 average New York households. 

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