Proposed hydroelectric plant near Ashokan Reservoir shifts location after stiff opposition – Times Union

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A proposed plan to build a hydroelectric plant at the Ashokan Reservoir — a major recreation area in Ulster County and supplier of approximately 40 percent of New York City’s drinking water — is now shifting locations after local residents fought the announced plans by an out-of-state energy company.

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