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Resident urges moratorium on proposed battery energy storage system near Duke Energy substation
Summary
A Tippecanoe County resident asked commissioners to consider a moratorium to allow time for ordinance guardrails after an interconnection request to MISO for a large commercial battery energy storage system near County Road 500 W and State Road 26 was filed.
During the public comment period on June 15, Tippecanoe County resident Kenny McCleary asked the Board of Commissioners and the Area Plan Commission to consider a moratorium on new battery energy storage projects.
McCleary said an unnamed developer has filed an interconnection request with the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) to build a commercial battery energy storage system (BESS) near the Duke Energy substation at County Road 500 W and State Road 26. He urged county officials to establish a temporary moratorium to provide time for development of ordinance 'guardrails' addressing controversial land-use concerns and what he described as energy-arbitrage motivations for such projects.
The minutes record McCleary's request but do not record any formal response from commissioners or immediate staff direction. The comment places the BESS topic on the county's public record and may prompt Area Plan or county staff follow-up in future agenda cycles.
