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Developers pitch three town-hosted battery sites for lease revenue; board raises wetlands and interconnection questions
Summary
Developers proposed the town lease three 5‑megawatt battery sites to a third‑party operator (Luminess/Brookfield Renewables), estimating $80,000 annual rent per site and about $4.8 million over 20 years; the board asked for engineering, interconnection and wetlands studies before pursuing an RFP.
A team of energy vendors told the Grand Island Town Board they could bring battery storage projects to town property and generate lease revenue without cost or liability to the town.
"What we're proposing is you guys being a landlord to host a couple of battery storage projects on town property," said Andy Chamber, with Community Solar Authority, during the board's workshop. He said developers would own and operate the assets and the town would be paid rent by investment‑grade tenants such as "Luminess," which Chamber identified as a Brookfield Renewables‑owned operator in the presentation materials.
Chamber proposed three candidate sites — listed in the presentation as…
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