Hazmat Fee for Solar and Battery Storage Projects
Town of Riverhead
Summary
New fees — 1% of each project's decommissioning fund — would pay for fire marshal hazmat equipment and training for solar and battery storage sites. Residents noted it doesn't apply retroactively to the ~600 acres already approved in Calverton.
At a glance
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Last discussed May 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
One-time fee per project, sized at 1% of the engineered decommissioning cost.
Fire marshals, hazmat teams, and ultimately residents near energy facilities.
Developers of new solar and battery projects, who bear the additional fee.
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