Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BENNINGTON â Consultants preparing a report on reuse options for the 300,000-square-foot Energizer factory complex provided a snapshot of their preliminary findings and observations this week during a public information session. The remote Zoom webinar also included an update from a state Department of Environmental Conservation official on past and pending hazardous materials remediation work and ongoing monitoring of the longtime battery manufacturing site. DUE IN SEPTEMBER The Bennington County Regional Commission was hired by the town, utilizing funding from the DEC and a municipal planning grant from the state Agency of Commerce and Community Development to create the report.