WESTFIELD – In February, the Department of Public Utilities transferred to the Energy Facilities Siting Board the requests by Jupiter Power to construct and operate two 114 kilovolt underground transmission lines, and for comprehensive zoning exemptions from the City of Westfield’s zoning laws, both in connection with the company’s proposed construction of a 200-megawatt 800 megawatt-hours battery energy storage system (BESS) in Westfield known as Streamfield Energy Storage. A description of the project is on the website at streamfieldenergy.com in English, Spanish, Ukrainian and Russian.
Briefly, Jupiter Power proposes to construct a 200 MW/800 MWh battery energy storage system, including two underground transmission lines and two project substations, on approximately 34.9 acres of land on Medeiros Way in Westfield. The two proposed transmission lines are approximately 1,800 feet and 600 feet long, respectively, and would connect the BESS with the Buck Pond Substation, also located on Medeiros Way. The project would use lithium-ion batteries housed in approximately 219 above-ground enclosures.
