Welcome to Wendell and –

No Assault & Batteries (NAB)

We said “No Assault & Batteries” in Wendell and meant it:
NAB Statement on the Battery Storage project cancellation

The extensive woodlands and wetlands of Wendell, Massachusetts are part of a “Green Lung” spreading from northern Connecticut north. The state of the Massachusetts and energy industry corporations say they want to transition our state to a clean energy future. So do we. But an industrial Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in the heart of valuable forest isn’t appropriate, for the climate, people and the region as a whole. There are alternatives.

Does the important and vast biodiversity of Wendell’s forest ecosystem need this?

The Wendell Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project by New Leaf Energy Inc. aims to profit from ‘buying low and selling high’ from the grid in rechargeable lithium batteries on Wendell Depot Rd. The system is designed to store 100 MW of power for a four-hour period to yield 400 MWh per cycle on a 50 acre site.

Who we Are

Concerned residents of Massachusetts are trying to preserve the finite resources of the town of Wendell. No Assault & Batteries is a citizen effort founded in October 2023 to protect the town of Wendell and surrounding region, population and natural environment by preventing construction of a 105MW lithium battery energy storage system planned by New Leaf Energy Inc.

Natural Resources

Wildlife

What we Want

To prevent the spikes in power demand that BESS is supposed to solve, NAB would prefer to see more aggressive conservation measures taken first. Preservation of forest land is also an important environmental policy priority for the Commonwealth, and battery technology implementation should be compatible with using “forests as forests.”

There are Alternatives