Politics & Government
MacDonald: Green Lurch Puts Massachusetts Residents at Risk
The Bay State, the cradle of liberty – robbed by generations of proglodytes pushing the Democrat agenda, is rushing toward disaster.
The Bay State, the cradle of liberty – robbed by generations of proglodytes pushing the Democrat agenda, is rushing toward disaster. Consumed by the green lie, they authorized the installation of “industrial-size battery energy storage systems (BESS) as a part of our state’s energy future.”
As a result, Massachusetts is ill-prepared for the avalanche of giant battery projects that are about to start hitting around the state, or in some cases, already have. Despite being part of the new law, recent guidance from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is woefully inadequate.
The cited safety standards in the approving legislation are for, by comparison, a tiny battery pack.
A common industrial battery is 1 MW or 4 MWh, and the batteries in question are each the size of 40-foot tractor trailers. Under the 2024 Energy Act, 3,500 or more of these giants are due to arrive around the state over the next two years or so. Where they will all go is anybody’s guess as we are already seeing proposals popping up around the state. At this size, they will mostly be sited in large groups of 40 or more.
These large battery farms have a likelihood of spontaneously combusting. Moss Landing in California has burned thrice in recent years, each time sending significant plumes of toxic chemicals into the sky.
