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Bath Crossroads Energy Center

Bath, Steuben County · Meridian Grid Development · Docket 23-F-0264

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Solar + StorageHearings & ReviewUnder ReviewORES 25MW+

The largest project in the pilot: 220 MW of solar with a 60 MW / 240 MWh battery across 1,620 acres in Bath and Urbana. Four municipalities have filed local law waiver challenges.

Developer

Meridian Grid Development

Location

Bath, Steuben County

Capacity

220 MW + 240 MWh

Docket

23-F-0264

Next milestone

Jul 8, 2025

63High

Risk score

Opposition intensity 76/100 across 4 tracked actors and 7 filed documents.

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Permitting Timeline(6 milestones)Every recorded procedural event on this docket, with the actor responsible and whether the outcome helped or hurt the project.Every recorded procedural event on this docket, with the actor responsible and whether the outcome helped or hurt the project.

2 adverse events
  1. Aug 30, 202394-c application submittedProcedural

    Meridian Grid Development

    1,620 acres across two towns; the largest 94-c filing in the Southern Tier to date.

  2. Jan 22, 2024Four municipalities file waiver challengesAdverse

    Towns of Bath, Urbana, Wheeler, Avoca

    Coordinated filings using shared counsel; each cites a 2023 setback law adopted after the application.

  3. May 30, 2024ORES rules the 2023 setbacks unreasonably burdensomeFavourable

    NYS ORES

    Found the 1,500 ft standard would eliminate 91% of the buildable area; waiver granted in part.

  4. Oct 15, 2024Battery siting becomes the central objectionAdverse

    Steuben County Safety Alliance

    Campaign pivoted from farmland to fire risk within three weeks of the ORES ruling.

  5. Feb 11, 2025Revised battery layout filedFavourable

    Meridian Grid Development

    Battery block relocated 2,400 ft from the nearest residence with a dedicated access road.

  6. Jul 8, 2025Adjudicatory hearing scheduledUpcoming

    ORES Administrative Law Judge

    Issues for adjudication: emergency response capacity and cumulative agricultural impact.

Full docket historyFiled Aug 30, 2023 · no decision yet

Opposition at this Project(43 appearances)Organizations and individuals recorded in hearing minutes, filings, and monitored channels for this docket.Organizations and individuals recorded in hearing minutes, filings, and monitored channels for this docket.

  • SCSteuben County Safety Alliance15 appearancesAstroturf OperatorFire / Battery SafetyEnvironmental ImpactShares two officers with Tioga County Safety Watch and one mailing address.
  • NFNYers for Local Control11 appearancesTrade AssociationOther / UnknownProperty Value ClaimsOrganised the four-town waiver challenge and paid for shared counsel.
  • AFAmericans for Prosperity – NY8 appearancesIdeologueOther / UnknownRatepayer cost framing; two mail drops across Steuben in early 2024.
  • EMElaine Marchetti9 appearancesLitigatorEnvironmental ImpactOther / UnknownShared counsel for all four municipal waiver filings.
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Arguments Deployed(122 statements)Every recorded public statement on this docket, classified into the platform's argument taxonomy.Every recorded public statement on this docket, classified into the platform's argument taxonomy.

122Statements

Dominant framing

Fire / Battery Safety accounts for 32% of statements on this docket — hover a category for the counter-framing note.

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Documents & Filings(7)Source documents ingested for this project: ORES and local board filings, adopted local laws, hearing minutes, studies, and press coverage.Source documents ingested for this project: ORES and local board filings, adopted local laws, hearing minutes, studies, and press coverage.

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Recommended Counter-Measures(4)Interventions ranked by expected impact on this specific decision point, drawn from the counter-measures playbook.Interventions ranked by expected impact on this specific decision point, drawn from the counter-measures playbook.

Pillar 3
  • 1Document the pivot from farmland to fireThe three-week narrative switch after the ORES ruling is evidence of coordination, not local concern.Medium effortHigh impactBefore July 8
  • 2Fund regional responder training across all four townsEmergency response capacity is the live adjudicated issue; resolve it with money and a schedule.High effortHigh impactQ2–Q3 2025
  • 3Map the shared officers between the two safety groupsSteuben County Safety Alliance and Tioga County Safety Watch share two officers and an address.Low effortMedium impactImmediate
  • 4Quantify the PILOT for Bath's school districtA 220 MW PILOT is the largest revenue event in the district's history; the number should be public.Medium effortHigh impactBy June 2025
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