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Developer pitches battery-storage lease at 300 Anthony St.; council hears letter of intent, mayor signals executive-session follow-up

5771011 · September 16, 2025
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New Leaf Energy representatives described a nonbinding letter of intent to lease city-owned land at 300 Anthony Street for two battery-storage systems and said the proposal could bring lease revenue while accessing NYSERDA incentives; the mayor asked for executive-session follow-up on business terms and interconnection details.

Representatives from New Leaf Energy presented a conceptual proposal and a three‑page letter of intent to the council planning board for a lease of city property at 300 Anthony Street to host battery-energy storage systems.

“...we would be proposing to lease, approximately 25,000 square feet, for 2 5 megawatt 4 hour batteries, which we would propose would charge at night and then discharge during the day, during peak hours to offset the…

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