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Neighbors press safety and noise questions as TragoGrid battery storage seeks annexation
Summary
Developers presented a proposal for a TragoGrid battery energy storage facility near Taos Valley, emphasizing grid-stabilization benefits while residents and board members pressed for details about fire response, monitoring, and noise; the conditional use permit was approved by the planning commission and annexation is pending city council review.
A developer seeking to annex property for a battery energy storage system told the Ward 6 Neighborhood Advisory Board on April 6 that the project would improve grid stability in South Reno but residents pressed for more detail on safety and local impacts.
Eric Casey, the applicant’s representative, described a project tied to LDC2600033 that would put battery arrays on part of a 53.49‑acre parcel adjacent to an NV Energy substation. "We are proposing the Tesla Megapack 2," Casey said, adding that the units are air‑cooled, self‑contained and monitored 24/7 and that sensors would automatically shut down charging or discharging if temperatures reached unsafe levels.
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