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Sedro‑Woolley officials and residents press governor, utilities over proposed battery storage site near city
Summary
Council members, commissioners and residents raised safety, environmental and emergency‑response concerns about a proposed large battery storage project in the Skagit Valley and said the city has sent a letter to the governor and coordinated with the tribe and county to oppose the siting.
Sedro‑Woolley elected officials and residents used Tuesday’s meeting to press state and utility decision‑makers over a proposed large battery storage facility near the city, citing fire, water and environmental risks and asking the governor’s office and Puget Sound Energy for stronger safeguards and alternative clean‑energy options.
Mayor (name shown in transcript as Tom) said the city has already sent a letter to the governor and that the tribal government has submitted a separate letter opposing the project. “We have got that going out to him,” the mayor said, adding he planned to travel to Olympia to raise the issue with the governor’s staff.
Speakers described the project as a battery‑storage installation proposed near low‑lying…
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