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Council upholds Planning & Zoning approval for Idaho Power—s 200 MW Boise Bench battery storage; appeal denied
Summary
The Boise City Council on April 8 denied an appeal of the Planning & Zoning Commission—s approval and upheld a conditional use permit for Idaho Power to add a 200-megawatt battery storage facility at the Boise Bench substation site.
The Boise City Council on Tuesday denied an appeal from neighborhood groups and upheld the Planning & Zoning Commission—s approval of a conditional use permit (CUP24-41) allowing Idaho Power to add a 200-megawatt battery energy storage facility adjacent to the Boise Bench substation at 2001 East Amity Road.
The project would place a 200 MW battery storage array and related substation improvements on approximately 45.6 acres zoned light industrial with airport-influence and wildland-urban-interface overlays. Planning staff and the Planning & Zoning Commission found the installation met the development code—s standards for a conditional use permit, including screening and setbacks; the commission voted 4-2 to approve the modification in February.
Neighbors and appellants, organized as Moxie Ridge Neighbors and others, told council they were not opposed to battery storage technology generally but urged…
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