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Planning board grants waiver, accepts application for National Grid underground thermal energy center at 249 River Street

5771961 · July 23, 2025
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Lisonbee Phillips, local counsel for National Grid, told the Troy City Planning Board that the proposed Troy UTEN at 249 River Street will include a new 1,400‑square‑foot energy center building to be leased to the Troy Local Development Corporation and subleased to National Grid.

Lisonbee Phillips, local counsel for National Grid, told the Troy City Planning Board that the proposed Troy UTEN (underground thermal energy network) at 249 River Street will include a new 1,400‑square‑foot energy center building on city‑owned property to be leased to the Troy Local Development Corporation and subleased to National Grid. Phillips said the project team revised plans in response to prior planning‑board and Historic Review Commission comments and obtained a variance from the zoning code provision requiring a 30‑foot separation intended to preserve an unobstructed view to the water. The board considered whether to grant a waiver to allow essential public‑utility infrastructure in the Resilient Waterfront…

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