New York State is putting all area residents at risk by fast tracking the approval of two interconnected projects without knowing their long-term health and safety impacts.

The Two Projects:

o Propel Project: Install three high-voltage cables
o BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) Project: Install 275MW Lithium Battery Facility in Glenwood Landing

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Concerns include: health & safety, long term road closures & traffic jams, environmental hazards, less reliable energy grid, and the potential for lower property values.

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Status as of May 4, 2026

The cables project led by Propel, the group assigned by NY State, is near completion of the Article VII process in which over 114 “parties”, including the local Civics, participated. A conclusion of this phase of the project is expected in the near term.  The Towns of Oyster Bay, North Hempstead and the City of Glen Cove have renewed their moratoriums on any installation to store excess energy on lithium batteries in our area. Applications by private companies to store excess energy in lithium batteries within our community is very much an open risk our community would face if the cables project is approved. ​

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Status as of January 16, 2026

The Civics, along with other organizations, law firms, and individual neighbors, participated in ongoing weekly calls with the Albany-assigned Propel team to oppose the project, gather additional information, and offer suggestions to improve the process if the project were approved. The cable installation is projected to require some 3 to 4 + years of digging streets from the east end of LI to our area and into segments of some of the city boroughs. The key concerns are:

• The disturbance to our local businesses - the cables to be installed are quite sizable and the digging of the streets will not be the usual local gas/water company repairs we often see.

• The installation of the cables, to be installed at a substation in GWL, will invariably generate the need to store excess energy created by the installations, thus the need for lithium batteries to store the excess energy.

•  Lastly, and a key concern to us locally, is the route for the cable installations (latest proposal by Propel - 2 cables to be installed from Glen Cove Road to Back Street (Nissan dealer in Greenvale) on to Glen Cove Avenue to the four corners in GH, then west to Glenwood Road towards Shore Road.  Then continue on Glen Cove Avenue towards the Middle School to Kissam and west towards to Shore Road.  These traffic disruptions will of course add to our already congested trafficked streets​

NEXT STEPS:  Discussions to continue with the Propel team; these discussions will involve our local municipalities - Town of Oyster Bay, Hempstead, and the Town of North Hempstead.   These towns, through the efforts of many of our residents, organizations and Civics, have approved moratoriums withholding approvals for any lithium battery installations. We will keep everyone informed. In the meantime we suggest you contact local officials to state your opposition.  

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Status as of August 18, 2025

Propel Cable and Lithium Battery Projects  – These two proposed projects could significantly impact the community. The lithium battery project, initiated by Jupiter LLC, aimed to purchase the Global Utilities property at Shore Road and Glenwood Road to install large commercial lithium batteries. These batteries pose serious fire risks, with local fire departments and the Nassau County Fire Marshal noting limited control over potential fires, which could force evacuations affecting schools, residents, and businesses.

Thanks to community efforts, Jupiter has withdrawn their effort to purchase the property, but the site remains vulnerable to other companies seeking similar installations.  You can take action by contacting the Town of Oyster Bay and requesting a complete ban on this type of installation in our community.

 

Propel Cable Project – If implemented, this project would disrupt our already congested local streets and roadways, impacting Glen Head, Glenwood Landing, Greenvale, including Glen Cove Road, for several months. The installation of these large, high-capacity energy cables would impact schools, businesses, parents, and emergency vehicle access. The Civics are actively working to stop this project.

Take action: Contact our local legislators to urge them to halt the project.
Legislator Names, Addresses, Phone Numbers and Email Addresses Available Here​

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Status as of May 23, 2025

As of today, the Jupiter/BESS Battery Storage Project is cancelled.

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Status as of March 10, 2025

The local Civic groups are continuing to actively oppose these projects.  We are fully engaged in discussions with Town of Oyster Bay officials, and have advocated for temporary moratoriums on the lithium batteries project from the Towns of North Hempstead, Hempstead and Oyster Bay.  All have successfully thus far implemented temporary moratoriums.
The Local Civics are also fully engaged in discussions with adjacent towns regarding the opposition to these projects , and specifically to Propel cable installations which would cause significant disruptions to our local businesses with long term traffic disruptions, and extensive traffic inconveniences to our neighborhoods.