Commenters question battery feasibility study and call for full disclosure

Sep 15, 2026

Speakers at Naperville's public forum said the battery feasibility study understates reliability gaps and hides cost/scope details; they asked the city to release consultant materials before the energy workshop so residents can review assumptions and alternatives.

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John Doyle opened the topic by summarizing data he obtained from a study and saying the conclusions do not fully account for identified reliability issues. "The study... still wouldn't be sufficient enough to fully address our reliability violations," Doyle said, and he pressed the council to publish consultant evaluations ahead of the scheduled energy workshop.

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