Hampton Jitney BESS Site Plan
Town of Riverhead
Description
Final approval for a four-unit battery energy storage system at the Hampton Jitney bus terminal, with fire-safety and decommissioning conditions.
Impact summary
Mostly on-site use for bus electrification with limited grid export; fire-safety training for Riverhead and mutual aid departments was pledged.
Applicant
- Address
- 253 Edwards Avenue, Calverton, NYSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 7
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 7
Last vote · Planning Commission
Last discussed May 7, 2026.
Meeting timeline (7)
Planning Board - May 7, 2026
Final approval for a four-unit battery energy storage system at the Hampton Jitney bus terminal, with fire-safety and decommissioning conditions.
Town Board - Apr 21, 2026
Special permit approved unanimously for a battery energy storage system in Calverton.
Planning Board - Mar 5, 2026
A plan to build a 500 kW / 1 MWh Tier II battery storage system (four units) on a 5,000 sq. ft. area of Hampton Jitney's 13.9-acre bus terminal property, to store solar energy and charge the company's first electric buses. The public hearing was closed but no vote was taken.
Town Board - Feb 18, 2026
A small 500 kWh / 1 MWh behind-the-meter battery system at the Hampton Jitney bus terminal, paired with rooftop solar, mainly to support future electric bus charging. The hearing was held and remains open for written comment until March 2.
Planning Board - Feb 5, 2026
A four-unit, 1,000 kWh battery storage system tied to rooftop solar at the bus terminal, discussed by the board and referred to a March public hearing.
Town Board - Jan 21, 2026
Battery energy storage special permit cleared its SEQRA review with a negative declaration; a public hearing notice was authorized.
Town Board Work Session - Jan 15, 2026
Four battery units on a 5,000-square-foot area at the Hampton Jitney bus facility, tied to rooftop solar and a microgrid to cut electricity costs and prep for electric buses. Nothing goes back to the grid.
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