Oswegatchie Solar Farm

Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence County · Northline Energy · Docket 23-F-0091

SolarPublic CommentUnder ReviewORES 25MW+

120 MW across 780 acres of low-yield cropland north of Heuvelton. Opposition is concentrated on farmland conversion and is being coordinated with a parallel campaign in Lisbon.

Developer

Northline Energy

Location

Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence County

Capacity

120 MW

Docket

23-F-0091

Next milestone

Jun 24, 2025

47Elevated

Risk score

Opposition intensity 58/100 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.

2 adverse events

Mar 19, 202494-c application filedProcedural
Northline Energy
780 acres, 71% classified as soil groups 5–7 by the NYS Agricultural Land Classification.
Jun 5, 2024Town passes a resolution of oppositionAdverse
Oswegatchie Town Board
Non-binding resolution 5–0; explicitly cites loss of agricultural character.
Sep 17, 2024Agricultural mitigation plan submittedFavourable
Northline Energy
Sheep grazing on 430 acres under contract with two North Country graziers; soil health monitoring every 3 years.
Dec 3, 2024Coordinated comment campaign detectedAdverse
Farmland Forever NY
312 comments filed in nine days, 240 sharing a near-identical opening paragraph.
Mar 27, 2025Ag & Markets issues a favourable reviewFavourable
NYS Dept. of Agriculture & Markets
Found the mitigation plan consistent with agrivoltaic guidelines; recommended two added conditions.
Jun 24, 2025Completeness determination expectedUpcoming
NYS ORES
Starts the one-year statutory clock for a final siting decision.

Full docket historyFiled Mar 19, 2024 · no decision yet

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.

All actors Funding network

Arguments Deployed(100 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.

100Statements

Dominant framing

Environmental Impact accounts for 47% 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.

Pillar 3

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