Croton-on-Hudson studies battery-storage revenue on village land

At its June 24 work session, the Croton Board of Trustees approved $2,000 for a consultant study of whether village-owned land could host battery energy storage and bring in lease revenue. Sustainability Committee chair Lindsay Audin said a 5-megawatt system could generate about $150,000 to $200,000 a year, plus a permit fee, if a workable site is found.

The vote did not approve a battery project. Village Attorney Joshua Subin said any installation would still have to go through special-permit and site-plan review. For residents, that means the immediate question is still whether the idea makes sense for village land, not whether construction is imminent.

Why trustees are looking at battery storage

Audin said the point of the study is to check which village sites near power lines have hosting capacity before outside developers claim it. He also cited the village’s existing clean-energy footprint, including the solar canopy project at the Croton-Harmon train station, which includes battery storage.

Safety and code standards were part of the discussion. Audin said the batteries would use lithium iron phosphate technology and are covered by newer fire codes. Trustees also noted the village already has a 3.5-megawatt battery system at the train station that is not yet fully operational.

Other resident-facing rules on the same agenda

The session also included a rewrite of the village’s animal-keeping code, with new definitions for domestic and farm animals and proposed limits on chickens and ducks. Trustees also discussed winter parking rules that could allow one-side daytime parking in the village’s four business districts during snow events while keeping overnight parking prohibited.

Under current village regulations, no street parking is allowed once two inches of snow accumulate, and vehicles in certain village lots must be moved within 12 hours after snow ends. For drivers, shop owners, and anyone who depends on curb access in winter, that makes the parking proposal one of the most practical parts of the discussion.

What to watch next: whether trustees expand the consultant work, refine the animal-code draft, and bring the parking proposal back as a local law for public hearing.

Sources

• croton.news — Board of Trustees Work Session, June 24, 2026 (transcript)
• Village of Croton on Hudson — Local Law Introductory No. 3 of 2026 (zoning code amendments)