On February 5, 2026, the Town of Ulster Town Board began a 60-day review period for the Draft Scope of Work for the Alcazar Energy Storage System Battery Project proposed at the Coleman High School site at 430 Hurley Avenue. This action initiates the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR) scoping process, which assesses potential environmental impacts and identifies ways to avoid, minimize, or mitigate those impacts.
A Public Scoping Session (public hearing) will be held on Monday, February 23, 2026, at 6:00 pm at Town Hall in Lake Katrine. Comments made at this session become part of the official record for the project and will be considered in shaping the scope of the environmental review.
If you aren’t able to be there in person, you can submit your comments to Town of Ulster Town Clerk Suzanne Reavy at: sr****@*************ny.gov
This stage of the SEQR scoping process is the time to evaluate whether the studies proposed so far are adequate or incomplete. Scoping determines which environmental issues must be studied in detail before the project can move forward. Community members are encouraged to review the Draft Scope of Work carefully to identify what is missing, what needs further study, and what questions remain unanswered.
Community members may wish to comment on issues such as:
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The impacts of siting the project next to a residential neighborhood
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Whether alternative locations or site layouts should be studied
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Potential impacts on environmental justice communities
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Fire safety risks and emergency response planning
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Impacts to water resources
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Light and noise pollution
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Traffic and transportation impacts
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Effects on local wildlife and natural resources
Community members are encouraged to place their concerns on the record at the February 23 public scoping hearing, and may also submit written comments through the end of the 60-day scoping period.
We also have prior experience with the SEQR scoping process, including helpful materials from an earlier project. While the project itself was different, the scoping process is the same, and the lessons learned still apply. Resources from that effort include a video and PowerPoint presentation explaining SEQR and the scoping process, prepared for the Lincoln Park Power Plant Project, as well as draft scoping comments submitted by residents and coalition partners. That process also included a public comment brainstorming session, which helped community members think through their concerns, identifying missing studies and prepare effective comments for the official record.
To find all studies relevant to the scoping process for TerraGen/Alcazar:
- Visit Town of Ulster Public Information page
- Scroll down to find “Large Scale Proposed Projects”
- Click on “Alcazar Energy Storage System, LLC”
