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Snowqualami residents press council on nearby battery storage; council schedules special meeting and seeks Puget Sound Energy briefing
Summary
Dozens of residents urged the Snowqualami City Council to block a proposed battery energy storage project near town, citing noise, evacuation and safety risks. The council scheduled a special meeting to discuss the project and unanimously asked Puget Sound Energy to brief the council on May 11.
Dozens of residents told the Snowqualami City Council on April 27 that a proposed battery energy storage facility near town is unsafe and poorly sited, and urged elected leaders to act immediately.
Homeowner John Schrader, who said he lives about 500 feet from the proposed Cascadia Ridge site, told the council the project would create unacceptable noise and public-health risks and asked the city to demand an environmental-impact study during permitting. "We live about 500 feet from this facility," Schrader said. "This city needs to adopt an ordinance that has specific regulations in the normal ranges of 40 to 45 dB and apply a 5% penalty to any tonal noise." He also called the site selection "absolutely inadequate" and said economic motives were driving the siting.
Other residents echoed safety and…
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