Hi Everyone
“Stop the BESS Invasion: All across America and around the world an invasion is underway. Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are being put in rural communities and residential neighborhoods. Because of explosion and fire risks residents are outraged that these facilities are being placed near their homes and children’s schools. Pastureland and farmland is being destroyed in an effort to save the environment. The reality is that installing massive tractor trailer size containers filled with unstable Lithium-ion batteries is not going to save the environment. BESS is leading the way for investors to control the electricity we rely on everyday under the pretense of reducing our carbon emissions and stabilizing the grid.”
“Lithium-ion batteries aren’t new, but large scale BESS systems are!
Nearly all BESS facilities in the US have been built in the last 2-3 years or are currently under construction. Per a discussion with a leading expert around BESS safety that works with large power companies, there isn’t much data on failure rates because battery companies are reluctant to share that data as we are seeing brand new facilities exploding and catching fire in the news on a regular basis.
Given how new BESS installations are, there also isn’t information about the long-term failure rates, health impact, or environmental impact from these facilities.
Many of these facilities are NOT built by local power companies but rather by independent operators/investors who live in other states. They make a profit by storing energy when demand is low (e.g. night) and selling it back when demand is high (e.g. day). Most of these facilities are located on private property and not on the utility company’s property. Third party contractors are hired to install and maintain the BESS. They rely on battery companies to provide information and train local first responders. And when something happens, they all point the finger at each other and leave the residents of the local community alone with no recourse other than expensive legal action.”
From: https://stopbessinvasion.com/