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The prospect of creating battery energy storage systems in Southold and Riverhead has motivated community members and civic associations to air their views publicly. While such units go hand-in-hand with the critical need for clean energy, both towns are finding more work has to be done before any such facilities move forward.
A proposal by Key Capture Energy to build a 60-megawatt lithium- ion BESS on 27 acres on Oregon Road in Cutchogue — and the community opposition to it — has also prompted Supervisor Scott Russell to propose a 12-month moratorium on such facilities.
In Riverhead, Hexagon Energy has proposed a storage facility for Mill Road, and public debate there has…