Watsonville community voices concerns over battery storage facility
Watsonville community voices concerns over battery storage facility
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THE JUDGE IS NOW MOVING FORWARD WITH THE RE-SENTENCING HEARING... TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY. ### IN WATSONVILLE TONIGHT... A PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING WAS HELD ABOUT THE NEXT BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY PLANNED FOR THE CENTRAL COAST... A MASSACHUSETTS- BASED ENERGY COMPANY... CALLED NEW LEAF ENERGY... IS TRYING TO GET A NEW 200 MEGA-WATT BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY APPROVED FOR A 16 ACRE SITE ON MINTO ROAD... THE PROJECT HAS BEEN UNDER INCREASED SCRUTINY IN THE WAKE OF THE MOSS LANDING BATTERY PLANT FIRE IN JANUARY... TONIGHT'S MEETING WAS PUT ON BY A GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZATION OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS OPPOSED TO IT'S CONSTRUCTION... IF APPORVED THE BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY WOULD BE ABLE TO STORE ENOUGH ELECTRICITY TO POWER 200-THOUSANDS HOMES FOR AROUND 4 HOURS
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Watsonville community voices concerns over battery storage facility
In Watsonville, a public information meeting was held to discuss the next battery storage facility planned for the Central Coast on Tuesday. The Massachusetts-based energy company, New Leaf Energy, is trying to get a new 200-megawatt battery storage facility approved for a 16-acre site on Minto Road. The project has been under increased scrutiny in the wake of the Moss Landing battery plant fire in January.Tuesday's meeting was put on by a grassroots organization of community members opposed to its construction. If approved, the battery storage facility would be able to store enough electricity to power 200,000 homes for around four hours. It would not be operational until 2029.
WATSONVILLE, Calif. —
In Watsonville, a public information meeting was held to discuss the next battery storage facility planned for the Central Coast on Tuesday.
The Massachusetts-based energy company, New Leaf Energy, is trying to get a new 200-megawatt battery storage facility approved for a 16-acre site on Minto Road.
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The project has been under increased scrutiny in the wake of the Moss Landing battery plant fire in January.
Tuesday's meeting was put on by a grassroots organization of community members opposed to its construction.
If approved, the battery storage facility would be able to store enough electricity to power 200,000 homes for around four hours. It would not be operational until 2029.
