What can you do to stop A Bess in the Town of wheatland, wi?

Hi ____ my name is ____ . I am a resident of the Town of Wheatland in Kenosha County, WI. I would like to speak with you regarding lithium battery storage as our town recently had a proposal submitted by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Robin Energy. We are asking you to help us Defend Wheatland against a battery energy storage system (BESS).

Our town has come out strongly against having a battery storage facility installed in our community. There are several key factors that demonstrate the Town of Wheatland is the wrong location for this type of project.

These factors include the risk of fire. Being we are a rural town, we have a volunteer fire department who responds to fires. Wheatland is such a small rural community in fact, we utilize a MAVIS system, relying on the surrounding community’s fire departments to assist when needed. Not all surrounding communities will have the skillset to respond to a Lithium battery inferno.

Wheatland is a rural community with farmland and schools very near the originally proposed site. An industrial park does not fit against this backdrop. 

Our town should not be expected to support the additional cost of electricity of a battery storage facility. President Trump just announced his new Rate Payer Protection Pledge, which demands technology companies support their own electricity costs. These costs are not to be a burden passed onto the community in which the tech company operates.

I am asking that you help Defend the Town of Wheatland in Kenosha County, at the State level. We are requesting you to _________. The Town of Wheatland, WI is the wrong location for a battery storage project.