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- By: Bridget Cook, Esq.
- ORES
The lawsuit claims ORES violated New York’s Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA)
Legal action threatens to halt renewable energy siting projects currently under ORES consideration in New York State while the case is reviewed
(NEW YORK, NY) — Today, local governments, community organizations and conservation and public interest…
- By: Bridget O’Toole, Esq.
- ORES
During the 2021 budgeting process, New York State adopted Section 94-c of the Executive Law forming the new Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES). This year, in the 2022 budget (available here), the state seeks to exempt ORES from reviewing the environmental impacts of individual renewable…
- By: Bridget O’Toole, Esq.
- ORES
In 2020 New York State formed the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) to further expedite the process for siting large renewable energy facilities. Implementing legislation can be found here. In general, the new process is less transparent than the Article 10 process it replaces, does…