Cassadaga Wind: The First Article 10 Application Approved in New York State
Feb 19, 2018
EDR is excited to announce the approval of the first ever Application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need under Article 10 of the NYS Public Service Law. Everpower Wind Holdings is developing the Cassadaga Wind Farm, which will include up to 48 wind turbines generating 126 megawatts of electricity. The project is […]
Liverpool Village Cemetery Secures Grant for Improvements
Feb 02, 2018
EDR congratulates our client the Liverpool Village Cemetery Committee on the receipt of a grant administered through the state Dormitory Authority with assistance from Assemblywomen Pamela Hunter. EDR’s cultural resources, planning, and landscape architecture staff are assisting the Village of Liverpool and Cemetery Committee to prepare a schematic design for restoration of this National Register-listed […]
EDR Drone Services
Jan 17, 2018
EDR’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) pilots are taking advantage of the recent technological advances in UAS survey and point cloud processing. Working with architectural historians and our engineers, EDR has developed a workflow for the survey and data processing associated with existing conditions surveys or buildings and sites throughout the northeast. Our pilots have been […]
Deerfield Wind Begins Commercial Operation
Jan 09, 2018
EDR congratulates the U.S. Forest Service and Avangrid Renewables on the achievement of a significant milestone. Deerfield Wind Farm began commercial operation on December 29, 2017 – and it is the first wind farm on U.S. Forest Service lands nationwide! Located in Bennington County in southern Vermont, the project includes 15 wind turbines that are […]
New Year, New Promotions!
Jan 03, 2018
With the New Year officially underway, EDR would like to thank all our staff for their hard work and contributions in 2017 and celebrate the following well-deserved promotions! Carolyne Bean to Managing Engineer Steve Breitzka to Senior Managing Landscape Architect Andrew Britton to Senior Managing Landscape Architect/Branch Manager Justin Chiera to Senior Project Engineer Lindsay Dressel […]
Southern New England Offshore Wind Energy Science Forum
Dec 18, 2017
Gordon Perkins spoke last week at the Southern New England Offshore Wind Energy Science Forum at The University of Rhode Island. Gordon spoke about research and advancements made in the field of visual impact assessment since the construction of America’s first offshore windfarm, The Block Island Wind Farm. It was a great opportunity for stakeholders, […]
Baron Wind Article 10 Application Has Been Filed!
Dec 01, 2017
EDR is excited to announce the filing of the Baron Wind Energy Facility Application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need. The Application was prepared in accordance with Article 10 of the New York State Public Service Law and was filed with the New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the […]
Kim Phan Successfully Defended her Masters Thesis!
Nov 29, 2017
Kim Phan successfully defended her Masters Thesis “Toward a New Erie Boulevard East in Syracuse and Dewitt, New York: Bus Rapid Transit and Urban Forestry in a Time of Climate Challenge” on November 16, 2017. Kim began graduate school part-time in the fall of 2014 at SUNY-ESF with an interest in making green space and […]