Battery storage land in Burlington County, New Jersey

Do not infer the program from a megawatt figure

The BPU’s March 4, 2026 order includes a 5 MW North America Energy Storage Corp. award identified as Bordentown, Burlington County. The order describes Phase 1 as transmission-scale storage incentives, with a separate distribution phase then under development.

This is a dated award to a named project. It does not establish an incentive available to you, a current private-land search or the connection route for another 5 MW proposal. Ask which utility or grid process the developer is using and which application supports that answer.

Reference: New Jersey BPU: March 4, 2026 storage incentive order

Give the municipality, not only the postal town

Bordentown City and Bordentown Township publish separate zoning records. If your mailing address says Bordentown, establish the actual municipality and block and lot before applying either code. This guide does not assign the awarded project to one jurisdiction based solely on the state order’s abbreviated location.

The same care is useful elsewhere in the county. Ask the local office which current use classification and review route apply to the proposed design. Do not assume a county location or an existing solar use supplies municipal permission for a standalone battery.

Reference: Bordentown Township: published zoning districts and map article · Bordentown City: published zoning chapter

County review can affect more than the equipment area

The county’s published April 2024 development review resolution addresses effects on county roads, drainage and traffic. It explains that county approval does not replace approval required from another agency. Ask the project team whether its layout needs county review and which current provisions apply.

Show the proposed entrance and the areas needed for delivery vehicles, not just the battery pad. Ask whether road or drainage work would affect additional land. Identify who obtains any rights, pays for work and maintains the improvements. Confirm later amendments with the county before relying on the published resolution.

Reference: Burlington County: April 2024 land development review resolution · Burlington County: planning board and review resources

Understand any drainage easement being requested

The published resolution discusses possible drainage facilities, contributions and easements when development sends stormwater toward county facilities. It does not establish that your particular parcel must convey an easement; that depends on the actual review.

If one is proposed, request its drawing and terms separately from the equipment lease. Ask who can enter, what may be built there and whether the right continues after the battery is removed. Consider how it affects retained land, a later sale and other plans. Have those rights explained before signing.

Reference: Burlington County: April 2024 land development review resolution

Keep remaining approvals in the payment discussion

Ask the developer to list municipal, county, environmental and electrical steps it expects to complete. If it identifies an additional regional review, ask what determines whether that applies. Keep application, approval and construction stages separate.

Compare the option period and extensions with those remaining steps. Find out what payments apply while the property is held, when rent starts and what happens if the project cannot proceed. Ask how the final footprint is chosen and how unused areas are released. A public award elsewhere does not settle your agreement.

An initial inquiry does not require a permit plan

Send Sunland your contact details and property location. Add Burlington County, the actual municipality, current use and utility if known. Mention frontage on a county road, existing agreements or an offer that describes a battery size or program.

Optional details can help the review but should not delay an inquiry. Further work must establish the jurisdiction, connection, rights, layout and commercial fit. You are not committing to sell, lease or convey an easement by asking about the land.