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Planning board reviews decommissioning estimate for battery storage sites; asks applicant for revisions and engineer review
Summary
ZeroPoint Development presented a draft decommissioning estimate for Charlton energy-storage sites on May 7; the planning board requested a more detailed cost schedule and asked staff to forward a revised estimate to town engineering for technical review.
ZeroPoint Development presented draft decommissioning estimates for Charlton energy-storage (ESS) sites at the Planning Board meeting on May 7, 2025. The board did not vote on a decommissioning bond but asked the developer for a revised schedule with greater detail and asked staff to route the revised estimate to the town engineer for review.
What was presented: Tom Corbett of ZeroPoint Development described per-site decommissioning subtotals and a long-range (20‑year) escalation that produced a per‑site planning figure in the low-mid six‑figure range (the draft showed a present-day subtotal of roughly $451,000 for one site and a 20‑year escalated figure of about $812,000 for that site). Corbett said battery recycling partners (LI-Cycle was cited) provide “white-glove” packaging and pick-up services and he included a recycling credit (per‑pound valuation) in the estimate. The draft included discrete line items…
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