NEW MILFORD – A Colorado company planning to build a large-scale energy storage battery farm capable of powering tens of thousands of homes for a few hours drew opposition from a crowd of residents and town leaders over safety concerns during a 2 ½-hour informational meeting. “You made a comment [on an application] that this project is less impactful to the environment and ecologically more beneficial than a housing project,” said William Taylor, chair of New Milford’s Zoning Commission, during the packed meeting. “Can you explain what you mean by that and how you came to that conclusion? Because it’s not obvious.” “This part of the country is in critical need of capacity services due to the aging electrical infrastructure,” said Charlie McGovern, director of development for Flatiron Energy, which wants to build a 140-megawatt battery energy storage plant on residential Aspetuck Ridge Road. “The ability for us to interconnect into the grid at this point and provide such a service to the local distribution system is huge for the local resiliency of this community.”

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