BY JOHN CROPLEY, The Daily Gazette

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Less than three years after leaving the mothership, General Electric spinoff DSD Renewables has nearly tripled its workforce as it adds solar electricity to the power grid and to its customers’ facilities.

DSD’s headquarters at Mohawk Harbor hosts a small percentage of its nearly 170 employees — many others work remotely or at satellite offices.

DSD uses sunlight to generate electricity on clients’ sites, then charges those clients less for that electricity than their local utility would. These solutions often include a storage component, a bank of batteries to keep the power flowing when the sun isn’t shining brightly or at all.

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