News and Events
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- 49 Panels Installed at City of Syracuse Sustainability Showcase
- December 23, 2009
- SYRACUSE, NY—49 SunPower 230 watt Solar Panels were installed by Solar Liberty this month at the City of Syracuse Sustainability Showcase. The panels will be used to offset electrical power used in the building.
- Solar Installation at Transit Agency Bus Garage in Buffalo
- October 14, 2009
- BUFFALO—New York Power Authority (NYPA) President Richard M. Kessel and Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) Chairman Henry M. Sloma today announced the planned installation of an approximately $1 million solar photovoltaic (PV) ...
- Solar Panels at City Hall on Spotlight on Wednesday
- September 22, 2009
- ROME—The Common Council could get in on the trend toward going green Wednesday by giving the go-ahead on a grant application to fund solar panels at City Hall. The council’s agenda for its meeting at 7:30 p.m.
- Newfane Looks Forward to Opening of New Town Hall on Main Street
- September 14, 2009
- NEWFANE—Town officials say the conversion of the old Miller Hose Fire Company building into the new Newfane Town Hall and Community Center will be completed in coming weeks — months ahead of schedule and right on budget.
- Solar Panels on Horizon for Town Sites
- August 25, 2009
- West Seneca soon will become the next local town to install solar panels on some of its public buildings, in a heavily grant-funded project designed to lower the town’s electric bills. In early October, the roofs of Town Hall, ...
- Insurer Installs Solar Panels on Roof
- August 12, 2009
- Merchants Mutual Insurance Co. has become one of the first companies in downtown Buffalo to install electricity generating solar panels on its roof. The Buffalo-based home and auto insurer last week put in a roof-top solar energy system on its ...
- Merchants Insurance Takes Green Initiative
- August 7, 2009
- Merchants Insurance Group, a founding investor in BNE, began the installation of roof top solar panels this week at their corporate headquarters at 250 Main Street in downtown Buffalo. Solar Liberty, a Buffalo-based company that specializes in renewable ...
- Arcuri Brings Big Check for Vernon
- August 4, 2009
- VERNON — Let the savings begin. The solar panels are up, the sun is shining and if National Grid would just get to Vernon and put in a meter, the new panels on the town hall could be put to work. “They are supposed to be here within the next couple of ...
- Hanover Board Votes Unanimously to Accept Bid
- July 28, 2009
- HANOVER--Bids were opened earlier this month for the Solar Photovoltaic System to be installed at the Hanover Town Hall, but the topic was tabled at the last town board meeting due to some questions regarding applicable warranties.
- Saving on Energy Bills is Focus of Town Board
- July 28, 2009
- SILVER CREEK — Saving money on energy bills was the theme of the two major issues before the Hanover Town Board on Monday. The board authorized a contract with Solar Liberty for $149,943 to install a new solar lighting system in Town Hall.
- Cradle Beach Kicks Off Green Initiatives
- July 26, 2009
- Hanging out under the enormous trees that surround cabins at Cradle Beach’s lakefront camp in Angola wasn’t enough for the organizers and youngsters who attend the camp’s seven-to 10- day sessions. For them, going green meant much more.
- Vernon Installing Solar Panels on Town Hall
- July 17, 2009
- VERNON — The Town of Vernon is betting the sun will be back by having solar panels installed on Town Hall next week. The green power project has been in the works since Town Supervisor Myron Thurston first met with Solar Liberty of Buffalo in 2008.
- Solar Liberty To Install 1.1-MW System in Buffalo
- July 2, 2009
- Buffalo--New York Power Authority (NYPA) president and CEO Richard Kessel said that he will be seeking approval of a US $7.5 million contract for the installation of a 1.1-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) system at the University at Buffalo (UB).
- UB names contractors for solar system
- June 30, 2009
- A Williamsville firm will handle most of the work on a $7.5 million contract to install a massive solar panel system at the University at Buffalo, designed to provide “green” energy to student apartments, the New York Power Authority said Monday.
- Solar Liberty will Develop UB Project (VIDEO)
- June 29, 2009
- AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) - A $7.5 million dollar solar project at U.B. is pushing a western New York company to the head of the class. The New York Power Authority is going with Solar Liberty, a Williamsville-based solar power contractor, ...
- $7.5 Million Dollar Solar Project at UB (VIDEO)
- June 29, 2009
- AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) - It's the University at Buffalo's big "Day in the Sun." A multi-million dollar solar project will power more jobs under the sun in Buffalo. The $7.5 million dollar solar project at U.B.
- Orchard Park Cuts Utility Bills with Solar Energy System
- June 24, 2009
- State grant used to install solar panels on roof of highway garage The 704 solar panels on the roof of the Orchard Park Highway Department garage do their work silently, turning the sun’s rays into pollution-free power.
- Track Betting on Solar Energy
- June 12, 2009
- Two residents with connections to our county are hoping for a brighter future for Batavia Downs. Roger Ruckman, a Fredonia resident and Chautauqua County board member for Off Track Betting Corp., is banking on solar energy as part of the Western New York ...
- On the Sunny Side
- June 5, 2009
- Installing, wholesaling solar energy systems throughout the region As a University at Buffalo law student with a focus on environmental law, Jamestown native Adam Rizzo had become familiar with the Clean Air Act and ways to stop air pollution.
- Pomfret Discusses Solar Power
- June 4, 2009
- Like several municipalities and non-profit organizations across the state, the Pomfret Town Board is looking to strike while the iron is hot with regard to funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.