Battery Energy Storage (BESS)

2031. Motion was seconded by Councilor Bick. Ayes - 7 and Noes - 0. Motion carried. ZONE CHANGE (CPH) TOWN Board Case # 1240 – SUMMIT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, TAFT ROAD BRANCH: Councilor Wisnowski moved the adoption of a resolution calling a public hear…

public hearing #1241 to 3/2/2026 at 7:41PM. Motions were seconded by Councilor Gauthier. Ayes - 7 and Noes - 0. Motion carried. Supervisor Ulatowski opened both applications for NEXAMP Wetzel Road Storage and NEXAMP Longbranch Storage, together. SPEC…

public hearing #1244 to 3/2/2026 at 7:47PM. Motions were seconded by Councilor Young. Ayes - 7 and Noes - 0. Motion carried. SPECIAL PERMIT (PH) TOWN Board Case # 1245 - CARSON POWER, LLC: Supervisor Ulatowski opened a public hearing to consider the …

Motion Carried: 7-0. Page 2 of 14 Planning Board Regular Meeting February 11, 2026 Chairwoman Borton made the following statement: “I want to disclose that I will be recusing myself from the next three cases on the agenda concerning battery ene…

Case #2026-001 – Nexamp Inc/ Wetzel Road Storage, 4664 Wetzel Road, Special Permit Referral. Ms. Olivia Sproviero, Nexamp, stated the Wetzel Road Storage will be located in an Industrial I- 1 zone on .99 acre and will be a 5,000 Kwh system composed …

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Mr. Graves asked about the ventilation and how this will affect Central New York weather patterns in the cold weather as snow and rain are different from ventilation controlling heat. Ms. Sproviero said this has been tested for these conditions and w…

Deputy Chair Mitchell said two letters are on record received from residents in the Longbranch area in opposition. Everything that was heard in the previous case applies here except the location so there is no need to reiterate the same information. …

Motion Carried: 5-0. #2026-004 – Carson Power, LLC/Wetzel BESS A&B at 7846 & 7850 Goguen Drive, Special Permit Referral Mr. Dan Murray, Ms. Emily Thomas, and Mr. Eric Anderson are present to address the board. Mr. Anderson said the project is located…

Ms. Guinup: At this time the direct benefit to the residents is minimal. The town would enter into a Host Agreement from which the town would then decide how best to use the funds to the benefit of the residents. Taking into consideration how the pot…

Ms. Guinup: At this time the direct benefit to the residents is minimal. The town would enter into a Host Agreement from which the town would then decide how best to use the funds to the benefit of the residents. Taking into consideration how the pot…

Ms. Guinup: At this time the direct benefit to the residents is minimal. The town would enter into a Host Agreement from which the town would then decide how best to use the funds to the benefit of the residents. Taking into consideration how the pot…

Deputy Chair Mitchell: I am not in favor of current approval. Since this is a new concept for the town to consider I feel we have to step back and take a good look at where these kinds of BESS projects will properly fit. Previously we have looked at …

Motion read by Mr. Graves. Mr. Chairman: In the matter of the application of planning board case No. 2026-004 Carson Power, LLC/Wetzel BESS A&B, I move to submit planning board comments to the Town Board using standard form #60 Special Permit Recomme…

hearing. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, 2026 (PH): A public hearing to solicit from Town of Clay residents their comments and input regarding the use of funds by the Town of Clay with respect to the applications for funding and for the five (5) year pl…

APPROVAL of MINUTES: Councilor Bick made a motion to approve the minutes of the March 16th, 2026 Regular Town Board Meeting. Motion was seconded by Councilor Wisnowski. Ayes 7 and Noes - 0. Motion carried. CORRESPONDENCE: None REQUESTS for ADJOURNMEN…

Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:26 P.M. upon motion by Councilor Young and seconded by Councilor Capria. Ayes - 7 and Noes - 0. Motion carried. Jill Hageman-Clark RMC / Town Clerk 7 REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD – April 6, 2026 Town o…

6. 7175 Buckley Road* Application forthcoming 69137929vl 11 REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD – April 6, 2026 Town of Clay Page 12 of 12 To: The Town Board Members Date: 04/6/2026 Good Evening I am speaking tonight as a concerned resident of the Town…

neighborhood. • Environmental Concern: The BESS installation with its risky potential effects to the environment is also troubling. Request for Alternative Siting I respectfully ask that the committee reconsider this current Longbranch proposed locat…

7. (7:38 P.M.) Public hearing to consider proposed LOCAL LAW NO. 4 OF THE YEAR 2026 creating a new Town Code, Chapter 209 to be titled the “Town of Clay Battery Energy Storage System Law.” The Town recognizes battery storage systems …

public hearing. Councilor Young said he would like to see regulation on drones. He said he had just read that Amazon will be using drones to deliver packages and feels as this technology is more widely used, regulations will need to be put in place. …

APPROVAL of MINUTES: Councilor Young made a motion to approve the minutes of the May 5th, 2026 Regular Town Board Meeting. Motion was seconded by Councilor Russell. Ayes — 6 and Noes — 0. Motion carried. CORRESPONDENCE: None REQUESTS for ADJOURNM…

public hearings. He surmised, you (residents) have say over your property and the owner/applicant has say over his. This allows the owner to apply for a Zone Change or Special Permit, and the Town Board (Planning Board or Zoning Board) are required …

REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD - May 18, 2026 Town of Clay Page 8 of 10 battery storage systems represent a reliable and renewable energy storage system but also recognizes the technology is new and that we do not have a governing ordinance to ad…

Councilor Young said the Special Permit should be called a BESS Special Permit as the requirements will differ from a regular Special Use Permit. Each of the three companies with current applications sent representatives to comment on the latest rev…

public hearing and referred it to the Planning Board for review and recommendation. Councilor Young moved the adoption of a resolution to adjourn the public hearing to July 20, 2026 at 7:35 PM. Motion was seconded by Councilor Wisnowski. Ayes — 6 an…

Councilor Capria thanked Mr. Hickey and said the Town Board met to discuss this including a three-hour meeting on Saturday. He continued they have done due diligence and are looking out for the residents. REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD - June 1, …

Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:24 P.M. upon motion by Councilor Young and seconded by Councilor Capria. Ayes — 6 and Noes — 0. Motion carried. Of ffpacime— Chak — Jill! Hageman-Clark RMC / Town Clerk Henry A. Zomerfeld Hodgson Part…

Aurora acknowledges and appreciates the Board’s responsiveness to certain comments in the Initial Letters and recognizes that the Revised Law reflects an effort to refine the proposed regulatory framework. However, two significant concerns remain. As…

As a threshold issue, “solar farm” is not defined in the Revised Law, the Town Solar Law, or the Town Code. Aurora respectfully requests that this term either be defined or replaced with an appropriate defined term. More substantively, and as covered…

Therefore, we respectfully urge the Board to add commercial districts to the list of eligible zoning districts for Tier 3 BESS, non-contingent on project collocation, consistent with the Town’s existing regulatory approach to Tier 3 solar. B. Prohib…

Aurora notes that the Revised Law retains the updated set of wetlands provisions in § 209-13(A)(8), which requires that BESS proposals comply with all applicable federal and New York State freshwater wetland regulations. Aurora supports this revision…

Aurora reiterates its recommendation that this language be further tailored to require that such wetlands permits, approvals, and jurisdictional determinations must be obtained prior to the issuance of a building permit and the commencement of constr…

APPROVAL of MINUTES: Councilor Gauthier made a motion to approve the minutes of June 1st, 2026 Regular Town Board Meeting. Motion was seconded by Councilor Russell. Ayes — 5 and Noes — 0. Motion carried. CORRESPONDENCE: None REQUESTS for ADJOURN…

Deputy Supervisor Bick stated we have given time to battery storage and worked to formulate a Local Law, we must now do the same with the Data Centers. This is unchartered territory, we need to be diligent with research considering public input, engi…