Croton’s Sustainability Committee explored a possible battery-storage lease at the village’s Pumphouse Road water facility on October 5, 2025, as a potential funding source for future climate projects. Chair Lindsay Audin had examined two small plots for a possible 2- to 4-megawatt system. The minutes record an idea for further review, not approval of a lease. This article is written solely from the meeting's official minutes; croton.news had no reporter present. Using a proposal for a different site in Cortlandt as a comparison, the committee discussed potential rent of roughly $100,000 a year, with half reserved for carbon-cutting projects. Trustee Len Simon agreed to arrange a discussion with Village Manager Bryan Healy. The minutes mention 25-year contracts in connection with developers’ approaches to other local property owners; they do not establish a term for a Croton lease. Niall Kelleher asked whether the property could instead support ground-mounted solar panels. Audin said that option had previously been dropped because the available areas were small, partly shaded, prone to flooding and potentially needed for water-utility purposes. The discussion did not establish that a battery project had received site or environmental approval. The contract with Plug-In Stations Online for 18 electric-vehicle charging ports at the train station remained in progress. At the time, construction was expected to begin in November, with year-end completion as the goal. The minutes estimated the project at roughly $300,000, funded by grants and other non-taxpayer sources. Paperwork problems had delayed the award of a separate 59.4-kilowatt solar canopy at the DPW facility. Its stated goal was completion in early 2026 at an estimated $300,000 before incentives, a grant and an approximately $90,000 rebate; the minutes said no village funds were involved. Simon agreed to discuss the paperwork issue with Healy. Existing train-station solar canopies needed lighting adjustments and protective bollards for damaged downspouts. Mayor Brian Pugh reported a positive start to the renewable-diesel pilot launched September 29. Three vehicles—a sewer truck, landscaper and street sweeper—were participating in a test scheduled through January 2026. The minutes also described plans to expand food-scrap recycling: a larger shed had been ordered, after which more toters and supplies would accommodate 20 to 25 additional families. Heat-pump projects at the Harmon and Washington firehouses remained on hold pending other building work. The committee also noted outreach around the train-station solar canopies and set its next Zoom meeting for November 9, 2025, at 10 a.m.