Dover Plains Solar

Dover, Dutchess County · Harlem Valley Energy · Docket 24-00195

SolarDecisionApproved w/ ConditionsLocal <25MW

19.2 MW on 104 acres in the Harlem Valley, approved with conditions in January 2025 after a sixteen-month review dominated by wetland and viewshed questions.

Developer

Harlem Valley Energy

Location

Dover, Dutchess County

Capacity

19.2 MW

Docket

24-00195

Next milestone

Jun 12, 2025

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Risk score

Opposition intensity 55/100 across 4 tracked actors and 6 filed documents.

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Permitting Timeline(6 milestones)Every recorded procedural event on this docket, with the actor responsible and whether the outcome helped or hurt the project.Every recorded procedural event on this docket, with the actor responsible and whether the outcome helped or hurt the project.

1 adverse event

Sep 11, 2023Site plan and wetland delineation filedProcedural
Harlem Valley Energy
104 acres with 11 acres of delineated federal wetland fully avoided in the layout.
Jan 30, 2024Scenic byway objections raisedAdverse
Harlem Valley Scenic Coalition
Route 22 is a state scenic byway; the coalition sought a full visual impact study.
Jun 18, 2024Visual impact study completedFavourable
Harlem Valley Energy
Nine of eleven vantage points fully screened by existing tree lines; two required new berms.
Oct 8, 2024Conservation Advisory Council recommends approvalFavourable
Dover Conservation Advisory Council
Cited full wetland avoidance and a 34-acre pollinator meadow commitment.
Jan 23, 2025Approved with eight conditionsFavourable
Dover Planning Board
Berms at two vantage points, pollinator meadow, and a five-year vegetation monitoring plan.
Jun 12, 2025SPDES stormwater permit issuance expectedUpcoming
NYS DEC Region 3
Final hurdle before construction mobilisation in late summer.

Full docket historyFiled Sep 11, 2023 · decided Jan 23, 2025

Opposition at this Project(24 appearances)Organizations and individuals recorded in hearing minutes, filings, and monitored channels for this docket.Organizations and individuals recorded in hearing minutes, filings, and monitored channels for this docket.

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Arguments Deployed(77 statements)Every recorded public statement on this docket, classified into the platform's argument taxonomy.Every recorded public statement on this docket, classified into the platform's argument taxonomy.

77Statements

Dominant framing

Visual / Aesthetic accounts for 34% of statements on this docket — hover a category for the counter-framing note.

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Documents & Filings(6)Source documents ingested for this project: ORES and local board filings, adopted local laws, hearing minutes, studies, and press coverage.Source documents ingested for this project: ORES and local board filings, adopted local laws, hearing minutes, studies, and press coverage.

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Recommended Counter-Measures(3)Interventions ranked by expected impact on this specific decision point, drawn from the counter-measures playbook.Interventions ranked by expected impact on this specific decision point, drawn from the counter-measures playbook.

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