As Harlem continues to build itself out of the pandemic-induced economic crisis that devastated countless BIPOC neighborhoods, LISC NYC, a New York City-based non-profit, closed a $6.5 million construction financing deal for 169 units of new affordable housing, along with space for retail and the new LGBTQ Center of Harlem. The.
Plan to Install Green Energy Storage on Williamsburg Roof Raises Tenants’ Ire
315 Berry Street (Image: Google Maps)
A proposal to install energy infrastructure on a Williamsburg roof to ease the load on north Brooklyn’s power grid faces angry opposition from tenants who say they’re being left in the dark.
The company MicroGrid Networks (MGN) is looking to install a series of energy-storage batteries and solar panels at 315 Berry Street in Williamsburg, as part of a larger effort by Con Edison to reduce the strain on its Water Street Substation, which serves the area.
Con Ed says demand is already pushing up against the substation’s existing capacity of 373 megawatts. Currently, the agency relies on disruptive wire upgrades and polluting “peaker plants” including one located on Williamsburg’s Kent Street to avoid brownouts and blackouts, particularly in the evenings when demand is higher.
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