Keuka Highlands Solar

Milo, Yates County · Bluestem Renewables · Docket 23-00229

SolarDecisionWithdrawnLocal <25MW

12.4 MW on 74 acres above Keuka Lake, withdrawn in May 2024 after Milo enacted an 18-month moratorium and a viewshed overlay covering the entire project area.

Developer

Bluestem Renewables

Location

Milo, Yates County

Capacity

12.4 MW

Docket

23-00229

Next milestone

Sep 1, 2025

88Critical

Risk score

Opposition intensity 79/100 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.

4 adverse events

Apr 12, 2023Site plan application filedProcedural
Bluestem Renewables
74 acres on three leased parcels; interconnection secured at the Penn Yan substation.
Jul 25, 2023Viewshed overlay district proposedAdverse
Milo Town Board
Draft overlay covers every parcel within two miles of the lake, including all three project parcels.
Oct 17, 2023Wine trail businesses organise against the projectAdverse
Keuka Vintners Association
Eleven wineries signed a letter framing solar as a threat to agritourism traffic.
Feb 6, 202418-month moratorium adoptedAdverse
Milo Town Board
Passed 5–0 covering all solar over 2 MW; no sunset review mechanism written in.
May 30, 2024Application withdrawnAdverse
Bluestem Renewables
Land options expired during the moratorium; two of three landowners declined to renew.
Sep 1, 2025Moratorium sunset reviewUpcoming
Milo Town Board
The 18-month clock ends in August 2025; a permanent overlay is on the agenda.

Full docket historyFiled Apr 12, 2023 · decided May 30, 2024

Opposition at this Project(28 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(97 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.

97Statements

Dominant framing

Visual / Aesthetic accounts for 43% 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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