NineDot Energy®, the leading developer of community battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the New York City metro area, joined elected officials, policymakers, and community organizations to celebrate the ribbon-cutting of NineDot’s battery storage site in Hunts Point, The Bronx yesterday afternoon. This clean energy storage system will bring significant benefits to a community which has long suffered environmental injustice and disinvestment. Fully operational in time for next summer’s heat waves, this system will deliver nearly 20 megawatts of power to the local Hunts Point community, enough energy to power nearly 20,000 homes during peak grid hours.
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Left to right: David Sandbank, SVP, NY State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA); Giacomo Landi, Executive VP, NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYC EDC); Vanessa Gibson, Bronx Borough President; John Rhodes, Chief Program Officer, NYS Department of Public Service (DPS); Lauren Phillips, Senior Advisor, NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice (MOCEJ); Adam Cohen, Co-founder & CTO, NineDot Energy; David Arfin, Co-founder & CEO, NineDot Energy; Amanda Septimo, NY State Assembly Member (The Bronx); Maria Reyes, NYC Climate Justice Hub Advocate
“We’re honored to bring this battery storage site to the Hunts Point community,” said Adam Cohen, NineDot’s Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder. “Hunts Point has historically been overburdened by high-emitting fossil fuels, and this battery storage facility marks an inflection point in improving the local environment and grid reliability.”
Maria Torres, President and COO of The POINT CDC (Community Development Corporation) said “As the leading local organization dedicated to youth development and the cultural and economic revitalization of the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx, we are thrilled to celebrate this milestone with NineDot, supportive elected officials and agencies. We look forward to creating the mural that will adorn the project’s street side, and experiencing the benefits of the zero-emissions energy and improved grid reliability provided by this site in the coming years.”
Vanessa Gibson, Bronx Borough President, said “Today’s ribbon-cutting marks a meaningful investment in the future of Hunts Point. For too long, this community has been disproportionately affected by environmental injustice and disinvestment. By delivering nearly 20 megawatts of clean, reliable power, NineDot Energy is helping ensure that Hunts Point has the resilient infrastructure it needs and deserves. More than four years ago, I joined NineDot and the community to cut the ribbon at the company’s first site, and I am happy to be here once again as we celebrate the future of battery energy storage in our borough.”
Assembly Member Amanda Septimo (District 84, The Bronx) said “Battery storage is foundational to delivering environmental justice: it’s key to retiring peaker plants, allowing for electrification of polluting sources like diesel refrigerators and trucks and ensuring reliable power on hot summer days. Along the way, batteries will help reduce future costs to ratepayers by avoiding expensive utility upgrades. All of these benefits are positive for the residents and businesses in Hunts Point.”
Council Member Justin Sanchez (District 17, The Bronx) explained “In addition to the direct environmental and grid benefits of this site, we’re excited by the workforce training NineDot is engaged in, such as the creation and execution of solar and storage engineering training curriculum at 5 CTE high schools (including at Co-Op Tech – Longwood Campus) in partnership with Solar One, and support for The HOPE Program in building employment pathways to the Green Economy. Partnerships like this help unlock additional value for the community, beyond the obvious energy-related improvements.”
David Sandbank, Senior Vice President, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), said “Battery energy storage is an important tool for modernizing New York’s electric grid and making it more resilient to extreme weather and high-stress conditions. This Hunts Point project demonstrates how the right policies, partners and programs can deliver benefits for communities throughout New York City and beyond.”
“Battery energy storage is essential to New York City’s transition to a cleaner, more resilient energy future, helping strengthen the electric grid and reduce reliance on fossil fuel peaker plants that have long disproportionately burdened communities like Hunts Point,” said New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President & CEO Anthony Shorris. “This project reflects the City’s commitment to building an equitable green economy, supporting our critical industrial hubs, and ensuring communities benefit from the investments needed to power that transition.”
Lauren Phillips, Senior Advisor for Clean Energy at the Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice (MOCEJ) said “Mayor Mamdani is focused on making the City cleaner and more affordable for all residents—especially for those struggling the most to get fresh air and reliable, affordable electricity. Community battery storage sites are essential elements to a clean, affordable electric grid. We’re so excited to see NineDot’s Hunts Point project come to fruition—it will bring real air quality and energy affordability benefits to Hunts Point residents. We look forward to seeing many other battery projects come online around New York City so that more New Yorkers can experience their advantages.”
Julie Tighe, President, New York League of Conservation Voters (NYLCV) said “Energy storage is indispensable to our clean energy future, and community-scale projects like the one in Hunts Point will help stabilize electricity costs for families while reducing toxic emissions from peaker plants in the surrounding area – communities long overburdened by air pollution and environmental neglect. NYLCV congratulates NineDot on the completion of this project and we applaud their ongoing commitment to providing a safe, reliable, affordable energy solution for New Yorkers.”
Daniel Chu, Senior Energy Planner, New York City Environmental Justice Alliance (NYC-EJA), stated “Environmental Justice communities like Hunts Point have been subjected to intense pollution for decades. Battery energy storage projects like this will reduce utility costs, improve energy reliability, and relieve pollution burdens. We need more of them directly serving our communities today. Thank you to NineDot for being a good local development partner, and NYC-EJA looks forward to helping get more and better energy storage projects done across New York.”
Residents of Hunts Point have suffered a decades-long history of environmental injustice. This has included the more than 10,000 diesel trucks that travel each day through the area, as well two high-emissions “peaker” power plants located in nearby Port Morris. In 2023, the combined Hunts Point – Mott Haven area recorded asthma-related ER visits at 2-3 times the citywide average, which can be attributed to fine particle air pollution. Energy storage will be integral not only in retiring these gas-fired plants – which operate only during peak grid hours, as battery storage does – but also in providing grid resiliency as Hunts Point moves toward an electrified produce and fish market, truck fleet, and more. This NineDot battery storage site replaces the former home of a fuel oil trucking company, exemplifying the transition to a modern energy grid.
During New York’s extreme July 1-4, 2026, heat wave, NineDot Energy’s fleet of community battery energy storage systems helped reduce stress on the electric power grid precisely when and where it was most needed. Across nine battery projects, NineDot exported nearly 34 megawatts during the peak hours, supporting Con Edison’s local distribution system and the statewide transmission system. That’s the equivalent of removing the power load from about 50,000 window air conditioners from the grid or powering approximately 34,000 households for four hours each day during times of peak demand.
NineDot Energy is on track to meet its goal of having 400MW of battery storage in operation, construction or development by the end of 2026. The company currently has eleven operating projects at six locations totalling 39 MW in Staten Island and The Bronx – the largest battery fleet operating in Con Edison’s NYC service territory – with more than 60 additional projects in development, and a pipeline greater than 1 GW. Based on public interconnection queue data, NineDot’s portfolio of mature community battery storage projects is second to none in ConEd’s New York territory.
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About NineDot Energy
NineDot Energy is the leading community battery storage developer and operator in the New York City metropolitan region. We create innovative urban energy solutions that support a more resilient and affordable grid, reduce carbon emissions, and improve environmental equity. Overall our solutions make New York a cleaner, safer, healthier place to live, work and visit. NineDot is also expanding beyond stationary storage to incorporate mobile batteries and electric vehicle charging into some of our current and future sites. NineDot Energy’s name derives from the classic mathematical puzzle for sparking out-of-the-box solutions. We are based in Brooklyn, New York at NYU’s Urban Future Lab. Learn more at nine.energy.
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