The latest proposal for the former John A. Coleman Catholic High School in the Town of Ulster would see the building demolished and the property developed into a 250-megawatt lithium-ion battery storage facility.

Last month, the Ulster Town Board declared itself lead agency for the project, proposed by Terra-Gen, a San Diego-based renewable energy power producer with 3.8GW of wind, solar and battery storage projects primarily located in California and Texas. Terra-Gen is co-owned by Abu Dhabi-based clean energy company Masdar, and Igneo Infrastructure Partners, a global company with offices in New York, London and Sydney.

At present, a comprehensive proposal has yet to be shared with the town board, but some details are known. The draft plan includes a substation that’s 22 feet from a ne

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