Considering a battery-storage offer in Mexico? Check the moratorium first.

What the filed law says

Local Law 1 of 2025 established a one-year moratorium on commercial renewable-energy systems across the Town’s zoning districts. Its definition includes energy storage, such as batteries, among renewable-energy system components.

The law allows submitted applications to continue being processed but prevents preliminary or final site-plan and special-use approvals for covered installations during the moratorium. Previously approved systems are excluded. Processing an application and receiving approval are different steps.

Ask the Town how the law applies to the exact design being offered. Is storage paired with renewable generation, or is it a standalone system? Request the company’s description of the proposed use and the Town’s response. Do not assume that every battery has the same classification.

If the company relies on a previous approval, ask for the decision and approved plan. Have it identify the parcel, equipment and use covered, and explain any proposed changes. An approval associated with another site or a different design does not answer your property’s question.

Reference: Town of Mexico: filed Local Law 1 of 2025, commercial renewable-energy moratorium

An extension proposal is not an adopted decision

The September 14, 2026 Town Board agenda listed consideration of a six-month extension. The meeting packet contains a proposed resolution with blank motion, vote and certification fields. Those documents show a proposal; they do not establish that the extension was adopted.

Ask for the current adopted resolution, any replacement law and the Town’s confirmed review timetable. Request the record behind any claim that applications can now receive approval. A statement that a restriction is expected to end soon is not a confirmed opening date.

The filed law contains duration language tied to its effective date and passage, while the proposed extension refers to filing. This guide does not calculate an expiration date from those records. Have the responsible office confirm the current status before a project schedule relies on it.

If the local route remains unresolved, keep that uncertainty visible in the land discussion. What is the company asking you to commit now, how long would that commitment last, and what happens if permission remains unavailable?

Reference: Town of Mexico: filed Local Law 1 of 2025, commercial renewable-energy moratorium · Town of Mexico: September 14, 2026 agenda · Town of Mexico: September 14, 2026 meeting packet · Town of Mexico: 2026 Town Board meeting records

Confirm which office governs the property

This guide concerns the Town of Mexico in Oswego County. It does not establish the Village of Mexico’s battery rules. Start with the actual parcel and ask which town or village office would review the proposed installation.

A Mexico mailing address does not settle the jurisdiction. If the proposal spans parcels, show the equipment area, access and electrical routes together and identify any boundary they cross. Ask who would obtain each needed permission.

If the company mentions the East Pulaski utility opportunity, ask it to show how your land relates to the actual electrical circuit. The utility’s area label does not establish either the parcel’s governing rules or its connection feasibility.

Request separate explanations of local permission and utility review. A useful grid location can still face a land-use restriction, and a locally acceptable use can still need substantial electrical studies or off-site rights.

Understand what a reservation would stop you from doing

A company may want to investigate land while permission is unresolved. Ask for the proposed reservation boundary and a plain explanation of the rights it wants. Does it seek an exclusive option, permission to visit, or something else?

Discuss what you would still be able to do during that period. Could you farm or rent the field, sell the property, build on another part of it or consider another offer? Compare the restrictions with the space shown on the drawing.

Request the initial term, extension rights and payments for each period. Ask what event starts operating rent and what happens if the Town’s review or a utility decision is delayed. A long reservation should not hide behind a projected construction date.

Have the agreement explain when and how the land is released if the project cannot proceed. Ask whether the company can change the proposed use or transfer its rights. Your advisers should review those provisions against the specific proposal you are considering.

Separate visits, physical work and formal applications

Ask what the company wants to do before approvals are resolved. A meeting, a survey and soil testing involve different permissions. Request advance notice, a description of the work and responsibility for damage or restoration.

Point out crops, tenants, shared driveways, drainage and buried services. Which areas must remain accessible? Who would coordinate visits with the people using the property? Do not leave those arrangements to an assumption that the land is vacant.

The moratorium includes a relief process through the Zoning Board of Appeals, with a public hearing and a stated hardship standard. Relief is discretionary. This guide does not establish that a particular owner or proposal qualifies.

If the company proposes seeking relief, ask who would prepare and pay for the application, what it would require from you and what happens if it is denied. Do not confuse signing a land document with obtaining permission from the Town.

Reference: Town of Mexico: filed Local Law 1 of 2025, commercial renewable-energy moratorium

Tell Sunland about the property or offer

Start with your name, email and phone number, followed by the property location, Oswego County and New York. Acreage and parcel references are optional. Correct the location fields if the property is in another jurisdiction.

Tell us what a company wants to build or reserve, whether it mentions an existing approval, and which document it wants you to sign. If you are asking about your own land before receiving an offer, describe its current use and the area you want to keep available.

The form starts a development inquiry. It does not reserve your property, file a Town application or establish project eligibility. Further discussion would need the actual location, current permission route, connection questions and proposed terms.