About Us

Sensible Solar for Rural New York is a coalition of concerned citizens in rural Columbia County, New York in strong opposition to the Shepherd's Run Solar Project -- a proposed 255-acre, industrial-size solar installation to be sited near New York State Route 23, Route 7 and Route 11A in Craryville and Copake, NY and adjacent to the Taconic Hills Consolidated School and Copake Lake community and recreational area.

Sensible Solar for Rural New York supports solar energy and the creation of renewable energy resources in the state of New York. We oppose, as does local law, the scale and site of the proposed Shepherd’s Run 255-Acre Utility Scale Solar Project.

Leadership team

Scott Benedict - Ancram
Chase Booth - Copake lake
Chris Bower - Craryville
Heather Cohen - Craryville
Gray Davis - Copake Lake
Tom Feeney - Craryville
Stephen Futrell - Hillsdale
Doug Geogerian - Craryville
Richard Hankin - Craryville
Darin Johnson - Austerlitz
Meredith Kane - Copake
Nicole Landaw - Craryville
Lindsay Lebrecht - Copake Lake
Mark Maljanian - Craryville
Melissa Naple - Craryville
Paul Parzuchowski - Craryville
Linda Senk Altman - Copake
Gabrielle Tessler - Copake
Sara Traberman- Craryville
Thade Wolfe - Copake

Sensible Solar for Rural New York is incorporated in the state of New York, and its 501(c)4 status is currently pending with the Internal Revenue Service. As an advocacy organization, donations to Sensible Solar for Rural New York are not tax deductible.

Sensible Solar for Rural New York
P.O. Box 305
Craryville, NY 12521

For general inquiries, please email info@sensiblesolarny.org

For media inquiries, please email media@sensiblesolarny.org