McNeil Station Battery Storage Agreement

At a glance

• What: Burlington Electric asked Council to let its General Manager sign an initial 20-year power purchase agreement, with possible future renewals, with Kearsarge Energy for battery storage installed and operated at the McNeil Generating Station.
• Status: Approved unanimously on July 13, 2026.
• Next: Contract review by the City Attorney and site license agreements with the Joint Owners of McNeil.

Detail

The approved motion also authorizes the General Manager to execute any necessary site license agreements at McNeil Generating Station with the Joint Owners of McNeil, subject to City Attorney review. The terms are in a term sheet attached to the agenda item.

Darren Springer and Emily Stebbins-Wheelock were present for the 20-minute item. Barlow moved and McKnight seconded; passed unanimously. The minutes record no questions or debate.

Related: McNeil Station Wood Pyrolysis Proposals and McNeil Station Fall Maintenance Outage (Burlington Electric Commission).

Sources

• Minutes, City Council, July 13, 2026: https://burlingtonvt.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=20648)

Log

2026-07-13 - City Council

Item 7.3 (20 minutes). Motion to approve as presented, Barlow and McKnight, passed unanimously.

2026-11-10 - Burlington Electric Commission

Agenda includes a battery storage pilot tariff; see Burlington Electric Tariff Updates.