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Canary Media | AES pulls out of San Diego area battery project after local opposition by Julian Spector

A community north of San Diego has blocked a major grid battery that a developer had hoped to build in a residential area near a major hospital. Independent power producer AES Corp. withdrew its application to develop the Seguro battery system in Escondido, 30 miles from San Diego. The company had intended to fill…

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AES pulls out of San Diego area battery project after local opposition

Was the developer pushing the boundaries of proximity, or are today’s new battery designs just fine for residential areas?

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CBC New Brunswick Mar 18

This company says a large-scale battery system could replace the Tantramar gas plant for half the cost
An energy storage company from Ontario says it has a way to meet N.B. Power’s growing electricity demand, and the price tag would be less than half that of a controversial gas and diesel plant the utility is proposing.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nrstor-large-scale-battery-replace-tantramar-gas-plant-9.7131768?cmp=rss