Oregon Road in Cutchogue. (File photo)
The Southold Planning Board has set a public hearing for Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. on the site plan for a proposed energy storage facility along Oregon Road in Cutchogue.
At a meeting Monday, the board classified the project as a Type 1 action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which means, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation, that an environmental impact statement will likely be required.
Key Capture Energy hopes to build an approximately 60-megawatt lithium-ion battery energy storage system and a new Long Island Power Authority substation on the 27-acre parcel. The Albany-based energy company has also proposed entering an easement…