WESTFIELD – At its meeting on Dec. 17, the Planning Board approved a letter drafted by City Planner Jay Vinskey on its behalf to the Department of Public Utilities regarding the request by Jupiter Power for a zoning exemption for a lithium battery energy storage facility on Medeiros Way.
On Sept. 25, Westfield ESS LLC, aka Jupiter Power, filed with the DPU a petition seeking individual and comprehensive zoning exemptions from the City of Westfield zoning ordinance, and approval to construct and operate two 115-kV underground transmission lines. The proposed transmission lines are approximately 1,800 feet and 600 feet long, and would connect the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with the Buck Pond Substation that is also located on Medeiros way.
The letter from the Planning Board, which has been submitted to the DPU, states:
