GENESEE COUNTY/GCEDC Board to consider final incentives for solar project in Byron and a substation at the STAMP location

Press release Applications includes $345 million Excelsior Energy Center, STAMP electrical substation BATAVIA, NY – The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) Board of Directors will consider approving final incentives for a $345 million solar project in the town of Byron, and construction of a campus-wide substation at the Science …

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GCEDC Board approves a solar project in Elba and sets a public hearing on a second solar project application

Special Needs Apartment project adding 20 living units to their existing housing campus Press release BATAVIA, NY – The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) Board of Directors approved incentives for projects totaling $13.5 million of new capital investment at its May 6, 2021 board meeting. Forefront Power LLC (Elba …

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GENESEE COUNTY/GCEDC Board to consider approvals for Elba solar project, and special needs housing in Batavia/initial application review of a second solar project in Elba

Press release BATAVIA, NY – The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) Board of Directors will consider approving incentives for projects proposing $13.5 million of new investments at its May 6, 2021 board meeting. Forefront Power LLC (Elba Solar) is proposing to invest $9.7 million to build a 5 MW …

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GENESEE COUNTY/GCEDC Board approves incentives for Green Energy facility at STAMP, along with solar projects in Elba, Pembroke and Byron, and expanding existing special needs housing in Batavia

Press release BATAVIA, NY – Plug Power Inc’s development of North America’s largest green hydrogen production facility at the Western New York Science & Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP) received final approval from the Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) Board of Directors at its March 25, 2021 meeting. Plug …

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GENESEE COUNTY/GCEDC Board to consider 6 applications at March 25th Board meeting

Projects, including Plug Power Inc’s green energy technology facility, include total capital investments of over $650 million Press release BATAVIA, NY – The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) Board of Directors will consider six projects at its March 25, 2021 meeting. In addition to considering final approval of incentives …

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GENESEE COUNTY/GCEDC Board to consider applications for two community solar projects and approving incentives for a LandPro Equipment development project

Press release BATAVIA, NY – The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) board of directors will consider approving incentives for a $9.2 million project at its March 4, 2021 board meeting. LandPro Equipment LLC is proposing to acquire and develop a 14-acre parcel to build a 50,000 square-foot facility for …

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GENESEE COUNTY/GCEDC Board to consider application for green energy technology facility at STAMP location

Plug Power also proposes to invest $55 million for electric substation to enable future growth at 1,250-acre mega site in Genesee County Press release BATAVIA, NY – The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) board of directors will consider accepting an initial application for incentives for Plug Power’s proposed $232.7 …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Economic development is a marathon, not a sprint, says Hyde at GCEDC Annual Meeting

About 250 business, government, community and economic developments leaders attended the GCEDC Annual Meeting and Luncheon on Friday afternoon at Batavia Downs. According to NYS EDC, Genesee County has 8 shovel-ready sites across Genesee County, 37 businesses attracted or retained by these shovel-ready sites,1,150 jobs directly located at shovel-ready sites(2018),$809 …

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