BR Benson Mines
The Build-Ready Program advanced the BR Benson Mines Solar Project, a 12 MWac solar facility located in the Town of Clifton in St. Lawrence County on a former iron-ore tailings pile within Benson Mines Inc. NYSERDA worked with community leaders, business partners, and local, regional, and state agencies to secure site control, permit the project, progress interconnection with the New York State Independent System Operator, and establish a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) Agreement and a Host Community Improvement Benefit Fund with the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency.
NYSERDA initiated the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the project in 2023 and evaluated a number of proposals from different private renewable energy developers. CleanCapital was awarded the project and has entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement to purchase the project from NYSERDA and a 20-year Renewable Energy Certificate agreement to sell Tier 1 Renewable Energy Certificates generated by the project to NYSERDA. CleanCapital will be responsible for constructing and operating the project. This project will be one of the largest solar projects in the Adirondack Park and represents progress under the State’s Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act and supports the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
Proposed PV Array Area
Announcements
- Auction Announced for State’s First Build-Ready Project
- Solar Project to be Built in New York’s Adirondack Park
Documents
Read Request for Information documents submitted for this project and the NYSERDA Responsiveness Summary.
Read the Request for Proposals project documents.
