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Parents, educators press district for answers on proposed battery storage near schools
Summary
Community members urged the board to take an active role on a proposed 200 MW lithium battery storage facility in Watsonville, citing proximity to nine schools, Moss Landing fire risks, lack of traffic and plume studies, and asking whether the district has evacuation plans and coordination with emergency services.
Parents, teachers and residents pressed the Pajaro Valley Unified School District board to seek clarity and play an active role after a proposed 200-megawatt battery energy storage facility (BESS) was disclosed for 90 Minto Road in Watsonville.
Speakers said nine schools lie within roughly a two-mile radius of the proposed site and cited the 2023 Moss Landing facility fire as an example of a worst-case emergency that created multi-hour, hard-to-extinguish fires…
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