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Developer presents proposed battery storage project for 3695 Broadway; board presses on fire safety, zoning and DEC approvals
Summary
Developers from AC Power presented a proposal to build a battery energy storage system on a 7-acre Superfund site at 3695 Broadway; board members and staff pressed for details on fire suppression, decommissioning and whether the project qualifies for public-utility zoning or requires a use variance and DEC sign-off.
An attorney for the developer and representatives from AC Power presented a preliminary plan for a battery energy storage system (BESS) at 3695 Broadway during the Town of Cheektowaga board meeting on Nov. 25, 2025.
Peter Sorgey, the project attorney, said the property is a former industrial parcel now listed as a Superfund site and that the company expects to occupy roughly a one-acre footprint of the 7-acre lot. AC Power’s on‑site representative, who identified himself as Kinshuk, said the company specializes in siting BESS projects on brownfields and that the installations are intended to draw power when rates are low and dispatch it back to the grid during peak pricing, improving grid stability and reducing short-term price spikes. "A battery energy storage system will draw energy from the grid when rates are low and inject it right back into the grid…
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