{"id":37280,"date":"2022-11-02T10:17:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T14:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=37280"},"modified":"2022-11-02T10:17:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T14:17:18","slug":"genesee-county-board-accepts-initial-application-for-550-million-solar-project-and-approves-incentives-for-tourism-hospitality-venue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/11\/02\/genesee-county-board-accepts-initial-application-for-550-million-solar-project-and-approves-incentives-for-tourism-hospitality-venue\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Board accepts initial application for $550 million solar project and approves incentives for tourism hospitality venue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BATAVIA \u2013 The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) board of directors advanced 5 projects totaling approximately $582.5 million of investments at its board meeting on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The board accepted initial applications from Hecate Energy Cider Solar LLC for a proposed $550 million utility scale solar project in the towns Elba and Oakfield and for community solar projects in the town of Batavia and LeRoy totaling $20 million. The board also approved final incentives for a $12 million tourism hospitality project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hecate Energy Cider Solar LLC is proposing to construct a 500-megawatt utility scale solar farm on multiple agricultural properties in the towns of Elba and Oakfield. The $550 million project would generate $73.5 million for host municipalities through a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and community host agreements, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$13.18 million to Genesee County<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$19.38 million to the Town of Elba<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$12.92 million to the Town of Oakfield<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$16.85 million to the Elba Central School District<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$11.24 million to the Oakfield-Alabama School District<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public hearings will be scheduled for Hecate Energy Cider Solar LLC\u2019s proposed project agreements in the town of Elba and the town of Oakfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GCEDC board also approved a final resolution for 8250 Park Road LLC. The project proposes to invest $12 million for extensive renovations to the Quality Inn &amp; Suites and Palm Island Indoor Water Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tourism and hospitality facility will become an 80-room Holiday Inn and 80-room Candlewood Suites with upgraded hotel rooms, lobby area, event spaces, water park and on-site restaurant. The new facility is anticipated to create 38 new full-time jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8250 Park Road LLC requested property, sales, and mortgage tax assistance of approximately $1.197 million and is estimated to generate $32 of local payroll and tax revenue for every $1 of requested assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GCEDC board also accepted initial resolutions for 3 community solar projects totaling 10.5-megwatts of energy generation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AES Rt 5 Storage, LLC is proposing to construct a 5-megawatt community solar project on West Main Road in Le Roy. The $11.01 million project would generate $597,180 in PILOT payments, host payments, and real property taxes to Genesee County, the town of Le Roy, and the Le Roy Central Schools. A public hearing on the proposed project agreement will be scheduled in the town of Le Roy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>RPNY Solar 6, LLC is proposing to construct a 3-megawatt community solar project on Alexander Road in Batavia. The $5.97 million project would generate $447,748 in PILOT payments, host payments, and real property taxes to Genesee County, the town of Batavia, and the Alexander Central Schools. A public hearing on the proposed project agreement will be scheduled in the town of Batavia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>RPNY Solar 7, LLC is proposing to construct a 2.5-megawatt community solar project on Alexander Road in Batavia. The $3.55 million project would generate $373,124 in PILOT payments, host payments, and real property taxes to Genesee County, the town of Batavia, and the Batavia City Schools. A public hearing on the proposed project agreement will be scheduled in the town of Batavia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release BATAVIA \u2013 The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) board of directors advanced 5 projects totaling approximately $582.5 million of investments at its board meeting on Tuesday, November 1, 2022. The board accepted initial applications from Hecate Energy Cider Solar LLC for a proposed $550 million utility scale \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/11\/02\/genesee-county-board-accepts-initial-application-for-550-million-solar-project-and-approves-incentives-for-tourism-hospitality-venue\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[432,3358,3307],"class_list":["post-37280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-genesee-county","tag-gcedc","tag-hecate-energy-cidar-solar","tag-quality-inn-suites-and-palm-island-indoor-water-park"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-9Hi","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":37209,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/10\/31\/genesee-county-project-agreements-with-tourism-and-hospitality-facility-solar-projects-to-be-considered-at-gcedc-meeting\/","url_meta":{"origin":37280,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Project Agreements with tourism and hospitality facility, solar projects to be considered at GCEDC meeting","author":"aka","date":"October 31, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release BATAVIA \u2013 The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) board of directors will consider resolutions for projects proposing to invest $582.5 million in Genesee County at its board meeting on Tuesday, November 1, 2022. 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