Resources

NYSERDA Resources

• Growing Agrivoltaics in New York State [Web Page]

• New York Solar Guidebook for Local Governments [Web Page]

• NYSERDA RESRFP21-1 Smart Solar Siting Scorecard [PDF]

• NYSERDA RESRFP22-1 Smart Solar Siting Scorecard [PDF]

• NYSERDA RESRFP23-1 Smart Solar Siting Scorecard [PDF]

• NYSERDA RESRFP24-1 Smart Solar Siting Scorecard (Clean version) [PDF]

• NYSERDA RESRFP24-1 Smart Solar Siting Scorecard (Redline version) [PDF]

• Large-scale Renewable Projects Reported by NYSERDA: Beginning 2004 [Web Page]

• Large-Scale Renewables Tier 1 - New Renewables Home Page [Web Page]

  • Mitigation Payment Requirements [PDF]

• NY-Sun Program Home Page [Web Page]

  • Agriculture Districts Law §305 Notice of Intent Short Form [PDF]

  • Agriculture Districts Law §305 Notice of Intent Long Form [PDF]

• NYSERDA 2022 Soils Data [Webpage] - Interactive Map (Limited to Soil Groups 1 through 4)

  1. NYSERDA 2022 Soils Data – Tabular form [Web Page]

NYS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (NYSDEC) RESOURCES

• Critical Environmental Areas (CEAs) [Web Page]

• Guidelines for Conducting Bird and Bat Studies at Commercial Wind Energy Projects [PDF] (applicable to solar)

• Environmental Resource Mapper [Web Page]

• State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) [Web Page]

NYS OFFICE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SITING (ORES) RESOURCES

• 94-c Regulations [Web Page]

  • Exhibit requirements with relevancy to the NYS A-TWG: 

    • §900-2.7 Exhibit 6: Public Health, Safety and Security

    • §900-2.9 Exhibit 8: Visual Impacts

    • §900-2.10 Exhibit 9: Cultural Resources

    • §900-2.12 Exhibit 11: Terrestrial Ecology 

    • §900-2.13 Exhibit 12: NYS Threatened or Endangered Species

    • §900-2.14 Exhibit 13: Water Resources and Aquatic Ecology

    • §900-2.15 Exhibit 14: Wetlands

    • §900-2.16 Exhibit 15: Agricultural Resources

    • §900-2.20 Exhibit 19: Environmental Justice

• Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) [Web Page] 

• ORES Permit Applications Under Review [Web Page] 

ARTICLE 10 RESOURCES

• Article 10 Regulations [Web Page]

• Article 10 Projects Under Review [Web Page]

• Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (Article 10) [Web Page]

NYS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS (NYSAGM) RESOURCES

• 2023 New York State Agricultural Land Classification [PDF]

• Agricultural Districts [Web Page]

  • Cornell’s CUGIR: NYS Agriculture Districts [Web Page] (Choose Data Filter – agriculture) 

• Agriculture Districts Law §305 Notice of Intent Requirements [Web Page]

• Farmland Protection Working Group [Web Page]

• Guidelines for Solar Energy Projects – Construction Mitigation for Agricultural Lands (Revision 10/18/2019) [PDF]

• NYS Utility Corridor Pollinator Habitat Guidelines [PDF]

NYS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (NYSDEC) RESOURCES

• Critical Environmental Areas (CEAs) [Web Page]

• Environmental Resource Mapper [Web Page]

• Guidelines for Conducting Bird and Bat Studies at Commercial Wind Energy Projects [PDF] (applicable to solar)

• State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) [Web Page]

NYS DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE RESOURCES

• Agricultural Assessment Information [Web Page]

• Appraisal Methodology for Soil and Wind Energy Projects [Web Page]

Other Resources

• 94-c Process Flow Chart for Solar Projects [PDF]

• AgriSolar Clearinghouse [Web Page]: Connecting businesses, land managers, and researchers with trusted resources to support the growth of co-located solar and sustainable agriculture

• American Farmland Trust

  • American Farmland Trust- Smart Solar Resources[Web Page]

  • New York Farmland Report 2022 [Web Page]

• American Solar Grazing Association [Web Page]

  • Solar Grazing Map by ASGA [Web Page]: Connecting sheep, grazing sites, and professionals since 2020 (will need to create a profile to use)

  • ASGA Solar Grazing Contract Template [Web Page]

• Article 10 Process Flow Chart for Solar Projects [PDF]

• Scenic Hudson Resources

  • Scenic Hudson’s Solar Mapping Tool [Web Page] (requires registration, but there is no fee to use)

  • Scenic Hudson, Clean Energy, Green Communities: A Guide to Siting Renewable Energy in the Hudson Valley [PDF]

• SEQR Flow Chart for Solar Projects [PDF]

• The Nature Conservancy and Defenders of Wildlife, Long Island Solar Roadmap: Advancing low-Impact Solar in Nassau & Suffolk Counties [PDF]

• USDA’s NRCS Web Soil Survey Resources

  • Web Soil Survey [Web Page] 

  • SoilWeb: An Online Soil Survey Browser [Web Page] (Courtesy UC Davis & NRCS