221 Scott Avenue Energy Storage System
Town of Riverhead
Description
Special permit plus preliminary and final site plan approval granted unanimously for a battery storage system in Calverton.
Impact summary
The project would add grid storage capacity in an industrial area with extensive fire-safety measures; no public opposition was voiced at the hearing.
Applicant
- Address
- 221 Scott Avenue, Calverton, NYSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 4
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 4
Last vote · Town Board
Last discussed Apr 21, 2026.
Meeting timeline (4)
Town Board - Apr 21, 2026
Special permit plus preliminary and final site plan approval granted unanimously for a battery storage system in Calverton.
Town Board - Feb 18, 2026
A 5 MW / 20 MWh battery storage system on 0.13 acres of a 7.45-acre industrial parcel in the EPCAL industrial park, over a mile from homes. The public hearing was held and remains open for written comment until March 2.
Town Board - Jan 21, 2026
Site plan and special permit applications for another Calverton battery storage facility got a negative declaration and a public hearing notice.
Town Board Work Session - Jan 15, 2026
A 5-megawatt battery storage system on a roughly 6,500-square-foot footprint within EPCAL. State reviews came back clean — no salamander permits needed, no historic impacts — and the board is being asked to issue a negative declaration and set a February 18 public hearing.
Related issues (1)
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