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Developer presents community‑engagement plan for proposed Carpenter Hill battery storage site
Summary
An ESA planner outlined a community engagement plan for a proposed battery energy storage project at 131 Carpenter Hill Road and sought town feedback; residents and planning-board members raised concerns about scale, cumulative local energy infrastructure, forest clearing and local control under the state permitting framework.
A planner for ESA described a community-engagement plan to Charlton Select Board members on April 14 for a proposed battery energy storage facility at 131 Carpenter Hill Road.
Wes Schaefer said ESA’s engagement plan would include two public meetings (June and September), pop‑up outreach near the town hall, a July fire‑safety webinar and the formation of a citizen advisory committee to help shape a community benefit plan. Company materials shared with the board described a…
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