New Milford Clean Water Coalition
New Milford Guardians Against Flatiron
New Milford Guardians Against Flatiron
New Milford Clean water Coalition
Flatiron Energy/Treebeard BESS Project LLC is proposing a 140MWac/560MWh battery storage system located at 2 Timothy Lane in New Milford, CT.
The facility will utilize Tesla Megapacks (2XL) consisting of 156 units with 39 inverters and 34.5KV transformers which will be housed in 20'x10' cabinets.
This facility will be connected to the grid with 990' of overhead electric line and 860' of underground electric line. The West Aspetuck River (a class A watershed) runs in a North to South direction through the project site where the access road crosses the river via a bridge. The applicant plans on widening the access road to 20' and re-constructing the bridge to service the facility/operation. This project is being proposed directly over OUR MAIN New Milford Aquifer, in our Aquifer Protection area. Peagler Hill and Indian Field well fields, owned by Aquarion Water Company, supply water to roughly 12,000 New Milford customers. That system continues down RT7 and interconnects into the Brookfield system and beyond. Due to unforeseen circumstances surrounding previously discovered harmful PFAS substances and low yields in certain parts of town, the main system is being expanded to become the primary potable water source for most of New Milford. The project encumbers a plethora of regulated wetlands and upland review areas. These environmentally sensitive areas act as our "water purifier" and flood protection. They serve as groundwater recharge areas for our Main Aquifer and contain important wildlife habitat. The project is located in the 100- and 500-year flood plain, potentially taking up critical storage space in flooding situations. In the event of flooding, the ecosystem, its soil, and surface water are at great risk from harmful hazardous pollution. The National Diversity DataBase lists the property as containing endangered, threatened, and special concern for species and important natural communities.
Protect our WATERSHED
Flatiron Energy / TreeBeard Bess Project LLC
Next Meeting is January ,2026 (tbd)
it will be workshop with FlatIron/TREEBEARD Bess project reps, zoning members, Inland Wetland members, Town Council members at the High school. This will be our time to again voice our opposition, STAND in NUMBERS showing our outrage and stance against this massive battery project.
Updates
Town Council Meeting 12/8/25
Ladies and Gentlemen of New Milford,
First, we want to express how proud we are of all of you who attended tonight's town council meeting to speak, and those of you who wrote in expressing your concerns.
Tonight, as a result of your action the town council agreed unanimously that they DO NOT support this destructive battery storage project in our community. In addition, the council has made a commitment to the community to firmly stand with and oppose the Flatiron Energy/TreeBeard LLC Battery Storage Facility.
There is a meeting being scheduled for January that will include NOT ONLY Zoning but Wetlands, Aquifer Protection, and TreeBeard LLC.
Tonight was a huge success, our first win if you will, in what could be a very long battle to protect the town we love. Thank you to Mayor Pete Bass and all the members of town council for hearing our cry and taking the appropriate steps to keep our environment and our residents safe.
Let us ALL stand in unity and solidarity. In addition to town resources we will keep all of you informed of upcoming calls to action. We all should plan on attending the January meeting.
Blessings and stay vigilant New Milford.
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New Milford Guardians against Flatiron
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