Fire reported at a solar farm on River Road
Oct 2024Published 28 Sept 2026
- Where
- White River Solar Farm on River Road
- Owner
- Pure Sky Energy
- What
- Large fire spread across the 40-acre plot
- Response
- Castleton firefighters among crews responded
- Cause
- Not reported
What happened
On Saturday, Castleton firefighters were among crews who responded to a large fire at a solar farm on River Road. The outlet said the address matched that of White River Solar Farm and that it had contacted the site's owner, Pure Sky Energy. Crews said the fire spread across the 40-acre plot. A red flag warning was in effect for much of upstate New York, with low humidity and stronger winds. The report was still developing, and it does not say what started the fire, whether solar equipment was damaged, or whether anyone was hurt.
Contributing factors
A red flag warning, low humidity and stronger winds were reported at the time. The source does not say that the weather caused the fire.
Lessons learned
- A fire on a large solar plot can spread across the site in high danger weather, so operators should plan vegetation control and early calls to the fire service.
- Response planning for solar farms must cover the whole array, not only equipment, because fire spread can affect the full 40-acre site.
Not yet known
- What started the fire
- Whether solar equipment was damaged
- Whether anyone was hurt
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Source
Published 2026-09-28. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.