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Uxbridge hearing on battery storage projects spotlights fire, noise and vendor concerns; hearings extended
Summary
Developers of battery energy storage projects at 374 Hazel Street and 404 Blackstone Street told the Town of Uxbridge Planning Board their peer reviews and sound analyses are complete; residents pressed the board about fire response, noise impacts and vendor origin. The board left both hearings open to allow further review and conditions.
Developers representing two proposed battery energy storage facilities told the Town of Uxbridge Planning Board on July 9 that engineering, fire and sound peer reviews are complete, but residents urged the board to press for stronger safeguards before final approval.
Tom Corbett of 0 Point Development described recent revisions to the projects at 374 Hazel Street and 404 Blackstone Street, including a switch to a newer PowerTitan 2 system at Blackstone and a reduced container count. Corbett said peer reviews by Graves and a Code Red fire consultant are finished and that the town’s fire chief has submitted recommendations. “We have developed roughly 65 megawatts worth of battery storage since 2018 … and 0 fires to date,” Corbett said, describing the vendor and…
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