Stop Sullivan Solar

Local GroupAggrieved NeighborMedium activity

Facebook-native neighbourhood group, 4.1K members

Bethel, NYFirst tracked May 9, 2022

Started as genuine adjacent-landowner concern about a specific parcel, then absorbed outside money and messaging. Roughly a third of its 4.1K members live outside Sullivan County.

Genuine NIMBYs

Recommended engagement strategy

Engage directly and early. Offer vegetative screening, setback adjustments, and a named site contact.

Aggrieved Neighbor profile: Often genuinely affected. Negotiable through screening, siting changes, and direct contact.

Open counter-measure playbook

Hearing appearances

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Counties active

Sullivan, Ulster

Projects opposed

Solar & storage dockets

Funding received

$60K

2 traced inbound edges

Funding given

$4K

1 traced outbound edges

Arguments logged

Top: Property Value Claims

Where They OperateCounties with a tracked filing, appearance, or monitored channel, and the specific project dockets involved.Counties with a tracked filing, appearance, or monitored channel, and the specific project dockets involved.

Counties

Sullivan5 ev.
Ulster5 ev.
Delaware3 ev.

Project dockets

Bethel Solar FarmSullivan Co.NO DOSSIER
Milan SolarDutchess Co.NO DOSSIER
Delhi SolarDelaware Co.NO DOSSIER

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What They ArgueArgument classification from filings, testimony transcripts, and monitored posts. Counts are statements, not documents.Argument classification from filings, testimony transcripts, and monitored posts. Counts are statements, not documents.

Property Value Claims20 · 32.3%
Visual / Aesthetic15 · 24.2%
Environmental Impact12 · 19.4%
Health & Safety Fears9 · 14.5%
Fire / Battery Safety6 · 9.7%

Most-repeated claim

“Homes within two miles lose 30% of their value.”

Who Funds ThemTraced grants, dues, contractor payments, and campaign contributions. Amounts come from 990 filings, grant letters, and NYS BOE data.Traced grants, dues, contractor payments, and campaign contributions. Amounts come from 990 filings, grant letters, and NYS BOE data.

Inbound

Outbound

Local print vendor (sign program)$4K
2025 · Materials expense

Open in funding network

Activity Log7 entriesChronological record assembled from hearing minutes, local law filings, 990 disclosures, and monitored channels.Chronological record assembled from hearing minutes, local law filings, 990 disclosures, and monitored channels.

Hearing appearanceMay 28, 2025Spoke for 7 minutes against Bethel Solar Farm at the Bethel planning board.
Mobilization detectedMay 21, 2025Turnout post shared 243 times across Sullivan and Ulster County groups.
Narrative amplifiedMay 9, 2025Property-value claim recirculated to an audience of 47K with a fabricated citation.
Op-ed placedApr 24, 2025Near-identical op-ed ran in two Sullivan County weeklies within four days.
Channel monitoredApr 2, 2025Linked Sullivan County group added to the monitor; 2017 members in its first month.
Coalition letter co-signedMar 18, 2025Co-signed a letter to the Ulster County legislature opposing ORES preemption under Article VIII.
First tracked activityMay 9, 2022Entered the monitor via a Sullivan County record referencing Milan Solar.

Aliases & AffiliationsAlternate names seen in filings and the organizations this actor is formally or functionally tied to.Alternate names seen in filings and the organizations this actor is formally or functionally tied to.

Known aliases and filing names

Stop Sullivan Solar Farms
Sullivan County Residents for Responsible Siting

Affiliations

Empire Center for Public Policy
Hudson Valley Ratepayer Alliance
Karen Pruitt

Network position

Classified as a local group in the three-tier model, with 3 traced funding edges.