Alabama Solar Park

Installed capacity of 130-megawatts

Project overview

Alabama Solar Park will be located in northwestern Genesee County, New York, with facilities located in the towns of Alabama, Oakfield, and Batavia. Land agreements totaling 2,000 acres have been signed, with approximately 550 acres that will be utilized for solar energy infrastructure.

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Powering New York
Alabama Solar's generation will be equivalent to the consumption of more than 40,000 New York homes. The solar park will also complement the area’s agricultural resources, providing farmers with a stable, drought-resistant cash crop in the form of landowner lease payments. 

Economic benefits

Alabama Solar Park yields significantly in the form of payments to landowners, local spending, and annual community investment. Alabama Solar Park is also compatible with other land uses and provides a stable form of income to local landowners.

$117+ million

Capital investment

$25 million

Will be paid to local governments

$65 million

Will be paid to landowners

Millions of dollars

Will be spent locally

Jobs created

250+ construction jobs and 4 permament jobs will be created

Project Permitting

Application status

EDP is planning on submitting their Article VIII Application to the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) in October/November 2025.

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Upon filing, Alabama Solar Park's Permit Application will be available on the Office of Renewable Energy Siting & Electric Transmission (ORES) website.

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Application materials

Materials will be uploaded to this website upon submittal to ORES.

Hard copies will be available at the Office of Renewable Energy Siting, each respective municipal town hall, and the Haxton Memorial Public Library for public review.

Permitting Process

Upon filing of the Article VIII Application, Alabama Solar will post funding ($1,000/MW), which can be sought by local community intervenors and host municipalities. Seventy-five percent (75%) of funds are reserved for municipalities.

Application for funds must be submitted within 30 days of the date the Article VIII Application is filed. Applications for intervenor funds can be submitted to:

New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission, Attention: Request for Local Agency Account Funding, OGS Mailroom, Empire State Plaza, P-1 South, J Dock, Albany, New York 12242

Below is a flow chart representing the Article VIII Application process.

Project Notices Updates

We will provide updates here as soon as we have them.

Renewable energy technology

Energy security

Alabama Solar Park will help strengthen energy security for the state of New York and the U.S., helping diversify domestic supply.

Solar as a neighbor

Solar projects are essentially silent neighbors designed to capture light while not producing glare.

Solar panel technology

Solar panels contain no liquids or materials that would pose a risk to the environment or human health.

165 million gallons of water saved each year

Alabama Solar Park will save more than 165 million gallons of water each year and prevents the air pollution that causes smog and acid rain.

Downloads

Alabama Solar Fact Sheet

PDF . 1.63 MB

New York State Fact Sheet

PDF . 2.19 MB

About EDPR NA

PDF . 3.58 MB

Contact us

Alabama Solar Park
Portland Regional Office

710 NW 14th Avenue, Suite 250
Portland, OR 97209

716.349.1629
AlabamaSolarPark@edpr.com

Alabama Solar Park