The former Montaup Electric coal-fired power plant on Riverside Avenue closed Jan. 1, 2010. Since then, it’s gained a few weeds behind a chain-link fence cordoning off the 38-acre site, part of which could become the home of a proposed battery energy storage system. 

Flatiron Energy, a Boulder, Colorado-based firm that delivers sustainable energy storage solutions with a focus on the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, in conjunction with Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., a consulting firm, hosted an open house on Oct. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Somerset Public Library that attracted nearly 60 residents keen to learn more about the proposal. 

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