Board asks battery storage developer to clarify whether project would be a utility
Mar 3, 2026
Administrator Pat DiPersio told the board he asked the battery storage developer to explain whether it would operate as a utility or a private business; Trustee Robert Hayden added that ComEd currently charges batteries and could buy excess power from them.
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Administrator Pat DiPersio told trustees he followed up with the group interested in battery storage development and requested they clarify whether their proposal would constitute a utility or a private business. DiPersio said staff placed the onus on the developer to provide that explanation.
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