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Developer seeks subdivision and variances for two 5 MW battery storage systems at 114 Hartley Road
Summary
Applicants proposed two battery energy storage systems on a 31.2‑acre parcel and sought subdivision and internal setback variances so each system could obtain a separate tax ID; board requested additional engineering, SWPPP/SWIFT and possible lot‑line adjustments and set follow‑up timing.
The Town of Goshen heard an initial application to subdivide a 31.2‑acre parcel at 114 Hartley Road and to install two battery energy storage systems (BESS). Applicants said each system would be rated at 5 megawatts AC and would be sited in the town’s Battery Storage Overlay District; because Orange and Rockland requires a separate tax identification number for each system, the applicant seeks subdivision approval and several internal setback variances to create two new lots of just over one acre each.
Alclad, attorney for the applicant, told the board the parent parcel is used by TAM Enterprises, a construction and materials company, and the battery systems would be placed behind existing buildings with access from Harvey Road. “They’re each gonna be 5 megawatts AC,” Alclad said, describing the project as a leasehold development that requires separate tax IDs to receive payment from the utility.
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