“Opponents are worried about safety and environmental impact” lol in Houston??
TLDR: NIMBYs in Katy – one of Houston’s three petrochemical hubs – don’t want battery storage built because “it’s dangerous” and “too close to the school”.
I get batteries have there place but let’s be honest, Lithium is NOT clean and mostly mined in 3rd world countries by people that could care less about the environment. Why are we not mandating every new house built must have solar PV and solar hot water systems? That could fundamentally reduce demand by 2/3rds. Also, why did the federal government pull its funding for salt and other solid state battery research?
People are allowed to be dumb
But ☝️, don’t blame the democrats when your energy issues happen once again
Msybe they should be last on the list to rreceivesrired energy.
“It is too close to Katy High School and the outdoor learning center,”
Ahh. Katy High School – sandwiched literally 500ft to 1000ft between Highway 90 and Interstate 10.
Yet, a BESS facility that doesn’t emit any fumes is the problem.
I guess I shouldn’t expect much from a Texas suburb filled with Petroleum Engineers who work at Exxon and Chevron.
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“Opponents are worried about safety and environmental impact”
lol in Houston??
TLDR: NIMBYs in Katy – one of Houston’s three petrochemical hubs – don’t want battery storage built because “it’s dangerous” and “too close to the school”.
I get batteries have there place but let’s be honest, Lithium is NOT clean and mostly mined in 3rd world countries by people that could care less about the environment. Why are we not mandating every new house built must have solar PV and solar hot water systems? That could fundamentally reduce demand by 2/3rds. Also, why did the federal government pull its funding for salt and other solid state battery research?
People are allowed to be dumb
But ☝️, don’t blame the democrats when your energy issues happen once again
Msybe they should be last on the list to rreceivesrired energy.
“It is too close to Katy High School and the outdoor learning center,”
Ahh. Katy High School – sandwiched literally 500ft to 1000ft between Highway 90 and Interstate 10.
Yet, a BESS facility that doesn’t emit any fumes is the problem.
I guess I shouldn’t expect much from a Texas suburb filled with Petroleum Engineers who work at Exxon and Chevron.
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