A city committee in Ottawa has passed new regulations for battery energy storage facilities, aiming to balance the need for renewable energy with community concerns. While the regulations address safety and distance requirements, residents remain divided on whether they go far enough or are overly restrictive.
A city committee passed new regulations Thursday that lay out the ground rules for companies looking to build battery energy storage facilities in Ottawa, but residents are split on whether the new rules go too far — or not far enough.Workers check battery storage pods at a lithium-ion battery storage energy facility in Arizona last year. Ottawa is looking at regulatory changes around these types of facilities.
"It has really torn our community apart, generations are being torn apart with the dilemma of this and how it's being put on land that is used for creating forage and maple syrup production," Argue said. While some members of the public worry that the proposed rules don't go far enough, others argued they go too far, and fear that it will drive away energy companies from the city.
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