Massachusetts town weighs 225-megawatt battery site pitched to cut grid price spikes

Massachusetts town weighs 225-megawatt battery site pitched to cut grid price spikes

A proposed utility-scale battery project in Saugus, Massachusetts, is bringing two major issues into focus at once: how much authority towns have over large clean energy projects nearby and how battery storage could help make the electric grid cheaper and more reliable. The plan from Flatiron Energy, known as Blacksmith Storage, would place a 225-megawatt battery installation at 1 Rear Pennsylvania Ave. But at the Planning Board meeting, one of …