Company pitches floating solar on Hudson reservoir; interconnection and neighbor concerns raised

Lily, a company representative for Electricity, told the Climate Advisory Committee that Electricity is proposing a floating solar array on a city-owned reservoir in Hudson that the company has identified as the most viable interconnection site.

"My name is Lily, and I work for electricity. We're a company that specializes in floating solar," Lily said during the presentation and described the firm’s prior projects, certifications and permitting experience.

The company described the proposed Hudson array as a relatively small installation — "1.2" (as presented by the company) — sited on a reservoir the presenters identified as a city-owned water body. Electricity said the utility interconnection point was the principal technical driver for selecting that site and that it had screened other nearby parcels before designating the reservoir.

Why it matters: the project could produce local renewable electricity, provide a new revenue stream to the city through a lease, and offer subscription-based benefits to nearby residents. At the same time, committee members and residents raised questions about access, recreational use (including docks and fishing), potential construction impacts and visual effects for nearby homeowners.

What the company said

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