Will Hecate Cause Our Local Workforce to Vanish?
Hecate MUST address local hiring mandates in its 94-c application to ensure prioritization of community economic needs over external interests.
Tell ORES, NYSERDA & NYPA: No to Hecate's Shepherd's Run Solar!
Despite public assurances of prioritizing local labor, Hecate’s revised 94-c application for the 42 MW Shepherd’s Run Solar Project lacks binding commitments to hire union workers or meet local hire mandates (1). The developer’s materials vaguely reference "local employment opportunities" and "contracting preferences" but omit specific targets or enforceable agreements (3), even as state frameworks like prevailing wage laws and project labor agreements (PLAs) exist to safeguard such jobs (2).
With construction poised to create 140+ temporary roles—and millions in economic stimulus at stake (1)—residents and officials demand clarity: What guarantees will Hecate provide to ensure Columbia County workers and unions are prioritized? Delays in addressing this critical gap risk undermining both community trust and the project’s alignment with New York’s clean energy equity goals (2, 4)
