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Flatiron Reaches Financial Close on Largest Battery Energy Storage Project in Massachusetts
DENVER & BOSTON, September 16, 2025--Flatiron Energy ("Flatiron" or "the Company") announced today that it has closed on approximately $540 million of financing commitments from leading financial institutions to support the construction and operations of the Taft Project ("Taft") in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Taft is a 200MW / 800MWh battery energy storage asset that will reach commercial operations in late 2026 to support the local communities that rely upon the eastern Massachusetts grid. The fi
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