Introduce Legislation to Regulate Battery Energy Storage Sites (BESS)

Background

Introduce national legislation to regulate all BESS sites, enforce strict safety standards with independent assessment, protect communities & countryside, use only brownfield sites meeting strict criteria, ensure developers fund all costs, keep energy prices stable, and mandate public consultation.

Additional details

Lithium-ion batteries catch fire, releasing toxic & carcinogenic chemicals PFAs, risking future cancer epidemics (think Teflon Scandal) Industrial BESS sites destroy landscapes, harm wildlife, threaten public health, disrupt communities & reduce residents quality of life Limit BESS to brownfield, sites avoids industrialising rural areas Taxpayers must not fund projects, energy prices must not rise due to BESS development Robust planning consultation & independent safety checks are essential