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Rome planning board approves 4.2 MW Old Oneida Road solar array with conditions
Summary
The City of Rome Planning Board granted conditional site-plan approval in April 2025 for a 4.2-megawatt, 20-acre solar array at 5792 Old Oneida Road, requiring a host community agreement, technical revisions and a remediation surety.
The City of Rome Planning Board voted unanimously in April 2025 to conditionally approve a site plan for a 4.2-megawatt solar array on roughly 20 acres at 5792 Old Oneida Road submitted by Emeren US LLC.
Board members said the approval is contingent on several conditions identified by city staff and the board's third-party reviewer, including final technical revisions, permits and execution of a host community agreement. Danielle Salisbury of the Department of Community and Economic Development recommended conditional approval, citing a March 27 third-party review letter and saying the applicant had addressed “all the substantial comments” from the initial review.
The board took the application off the table, heard updates from the applicant and a third-party reviewer, and discussed outstanding items before the…
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