Renewable Energy and Land Use (Quiz for Recorded Webinar)

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1) A comprehensive plan is important because: *

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A. It expresses the community’s vision of its future.

B. It covers various elements of a community, including land use, transportation, historic preservation, economic development, etc.

C. It sets the legal time frame in which an approval of a project must be made.

D. Both A and B

2) Roughly how much land is required to produce 1 MW of electricity using ground-mounted solar panels? *

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A. 1 Acre

B. 4-5 Acres

C. 10 Acres

D. 14-15 Acres

3) Zoning is a land use tool designed to implement a municipality’s comprehensive plan. Which of the following is a component of zoning? *

10 points

A. Regulating USE

B. Regulating DENSITY

C. Regulating SITING

D. All of the above

4) Which one of the following is NOT an element of a good local wind energy facility law? *

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A. Definitions

B. Payment in lieu of taxes agreement

C. Required submissions to application

D. Decommission bond requirements

5) Open meetings law: *

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A. Ensures the public has access to meetings and records of decision made when a public body has a meeting

B. Requires that the public be allowed to participate in the meeting

C. Requires that notice of time and location be given ahead of the meeting

D. Both A and C

6) New York State’s green energy goals include: *

10 points

A. Generating 70% of the state’s electricity with renewable sources by 2030

B. Generating 100% of the state’s electricity with renewable sources by 2040

C. Accelerating siting of solar and wind energy projects through a new Office of Renewable Energy Siting

D. All of the above

7) A moratorium is: *

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A. An element on the period table used in photovoltaic cells

B. A facility used by funeral homes

C. A local law that allows municipalities to stop particular types of development for a certain period of time (usually 6 months) to allow time to adopt local legislation to regulate those particular types of development

D. A structure established to remind people of a particular person or event

8) What are the local regulatory options for renewable energy facilities that fall below the Article 10 threshold (25 MW)? *

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A. To restrict or prohibit proposed facilities under zoning

B. Review facilities under site plan review

C. Choose not to adopt regulations regarding renewable energy facilities

D. All of the above

9) Does a project going through Article 10 review also require SEQR review? *

10 points

Yes

10) A new statewide review process called 94-c (New York Executive Law) will soon replace Article 10. *

10 points

True

False

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