Geothermal Project Underway in Sheridan Hollow

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and the Albany Community Land Trust held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, September 4 on Orange Street for geothermal drilling underway at two properties in the Sheridan Hollow neighborhood.  These boreholes will enable highly efficient geothermal energy to be used to heat and cool three residential units and a commercial business. Read More …

Update: NY’s Next Step in Reducing Emissions from Plaza Needs to Go Further

Governor Commits to Next Step in Reducing Emissions from Plaza. Pollution Reduction Goals Remain Too Little, Too Slow. In late July, the Hochul administration finally released the long-delayed energy study of the Empire State Plaza (which unfortunately failed to include the State Capitol or AE Smith Building). The Governor announced $100 million for phase one of the decarbonization Read More …