Developers pitch three town-hosted battery sites for lease revenue; board raises wetlands and interconnection questions Developers proposed the town lease three 5‑megawatt battery sites to a third‑party operator (Luminess/Brookfield Renewables), estimating $80,000 annual rent per site and about $4.8 million over 20 years; the board asked for engineering, interconnection and wetlands studies before pursuing an RFP.

A proposal for three battery storage sites could bring Grand Island nearly $5 million in lease revenue, but local board members are raising important environmental concerns.

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