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Solar · United States

Belchertown Solar PV + Battery Project

Under construction2.8 MWChecked 26 October 2026

Belchertown Solar PV + Battery Project is a 2.8 MW solar farm 12 km north-west of Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. Its status in the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M is under construction. There are 9 other energy sites within 10 km, 7 of them solar farms. The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 154 incidents at solar farms in the United States, and 390 worldwide.

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The pack for this site lists 52 comparable battery incidents in the United States, grid-scale only, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-0572, Battery cabinet smokes at solar-plus-storage site in Douglas, Massachusetts, 59 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-05722026Battery cabinet smokes at solar-plus-storage site in Douglas, Massachusetts59 kmMinor
EIR-18292023Arc flash damages battery cabinet at Cyxtera BOS1 in Waltham94 kmSignificant
EIR-06432023Fire suppression chemicals linked to toxic groundwater at East Hampton battery plant149 kmMajor
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Summary for this site

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Technology
Solar
Capacity
2.8 MW
Status
Under construction
Operator
Agilitas Energy, Inc.
Location
Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Expected
2026
Balancing authority
ISNE

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Alerts for applications and incidents near here

None found. The register holds no published incident that names Belchertown Solar PV + Battery Project. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).

Has Belchertown Solar PV + Battery Project had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 29 October 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Belchertown Solar PV + Battery Project; it holds 154 incidents at solar farms in the United States.
What is the status of Belchertown Solar PV + Battery Project?
Under construction, in the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M.
Where is Belchertown Solar PV + Battery Project?
12 km north-west of Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M (Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).