Silver Creek, Chautauqua County · Lake Erie Solar Development · Docket 25-00104
22.5 MW of solar paired with a 10 MW / 40 MWh battery on 140 acres in the Town of Hanover. A newly introduced anti-solar ordinance would impose 1,500 ft property line setbacks retroactively.
Developer
Lake Erie Solar Development
Location
Silver Creek, Chautauqua County
Capacity
22.5 MW + 40 MWh
Docket
25-00104
Next milestone
Jun 5, 2025
Risk score
Opposition intensity 91/100 across 4 tracked actors and 7 filed documents.
Open response plan →Lake Erie Solar Development
140 acres across three parcels, 60% of it classified as marginal soils by the county soil survey.
Town of Hanover
1,500 ft from any property line — text is 94% identical to a Citizens for Responsible Solar model law.
Hanover Town Board
84 attendees, four out-of-county speakers, two of whom have testified in Steuben and Yates.
Chautauqua County Planning Board
GML 239-m review found the setback inconsistent with the county agricultural and farmland plan.
Lake Erie Solar Development
$4.6M over 25 years in PILOT and host fees, earmarked to the highway and fire budgets.
Hanover Town Board
A supermajority is required to override the county's negative referral.
Dominant framing
Environmental Impact accounts for 31% of statements on this docket — hover a category for the counter-framing note.