Representation by William Holt
- Date submitted
- 25 February 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I am very concerned about the planned use of large battery banks in this project. Both the scale and the planned location of batteries is extremely dangerous to the local population. In the case of a fire, toxic fumes would likely blow into populated areas including those containing schools. I understand that safety measures will be in place but my understanding on battery fires are that they are very difficult to stop once started and a fire at a much smaller battery unit near Liverpool took at least 11 hours to bring under control. Details on the safety measures given by Sunnica. My second objection is the use of farm land for this purpose which I think is shortsighted compared to encouraging solar on houses which helps with cost of living including heating and electric car charging. This is even more important with the war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia, making cereals and gas more expensive. In this time we should be using our far land to grow crops and helping families reduce their reliance on fossil fuels for heating.