Utility says it will ‘pause’ New Milford battery farm request with CT amid residents’ concerns

Utility says it will ‘pause’ New Milford battery farm request with CT amid residents’ concerns

Flatiron plans to build a 140-megawatt battery energy storage plant on 10 acres of residential Aspetuck Ridge Road.

New Milford battery farm paused after local opposition

Energy units seen on a battery farm. Development of a battery farm in New Milford, Conn. was paused following local opposition. Photo Courtesy of Hanwha Data Centers Developer Flatiron Energy announced a pause on the construction of a New Milford battery farm during a Jan. 22 meeting opposing the project, according to a Zoom by New Milford Clean Water Coalition.    The announcement came in the last couple of minutes of the Zoom meeting. Before t…