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Syracuse committee pauses East Brighton battery project as fire, siting and oversight questions remain
Summary
The Economic Development Committee reviewed New Leaf Energy’s proposal for two 5 MW battery systems at 426 East Brighton Avenue, heard detailed safety and reliability testimony from developers and fire experts, and held the item for further study while staff forms a cross-department working group.
Terrence Nolan, a senior project developer with New Leaf Energy, presented a proposal for two fenced 5-megawatt, four-hour battery energy storage systems at 426 East Brighton Avenue and said the installations would improve local grid reliability and reduce reliance on a nearby peaker plant.
"We are here to talk about a proposal for a battery energy storage system on 426 East Brighton," Nolan said, describing prior neighborhood outreach and a City Planning Commission site-plan approval under the city’s utility-major zoning provision. Nolan said the company would invest $1,000,000 in Rock Cut substation upgrades and that the two proposed projects could provide backup power for up to 10,000 residents for four hours.
The committee devoted most of its discussion to safety, operations and local oversight.…
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