“BESS” stands for Battery Energy Storage System

BESS is a grouping of lithium-ion batteries that can store electrical energy from the hydro grid and then discharge that energy (at a later time) when needed.

Eleven BESS
failures in 2023!

Lithium-ion Batteries are a new technology and can be unstable. They are susceptible to high temperatures, cell defects, damage during installation, operational issues such as power surges and a lack of maintenance.

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FIRE FROM BESS LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES

These batteries are used to store huge amounts of electrical energy. The energy stored in the cells is what starts and keeps them burning. They are very difficult to put out. They keep reigniting themselves. The batteries produce their own special blend of toxic and flammable gases when they start to heat up. They don’t need a source of oxygen to burn, they bring their own.

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BESS water contamination

The EDF project, in the farmer’s field, is uphill from the nearest source of water, Mohawk Bay. Let’s for a moment say the water can be pumped uphill to the fire location (this is not a foregone conclusion), gravity works: the water will flow downhill, into the water table, through the soil, right into Mohawk Bay. Goodbye fishing? This is the source of drinking water.

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BESS location problems

Remote. 20 minutes from Napanee fire station
Poor road access
No source of water
Surrounded by acres of flammable brush and trees
No onsite monitoring
Only 1km from Bay of Quinte

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IESO LT1 RFP RESULTS

none of the Napanee BESS proposals were approved

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We’ll end up being the ~~BESS~~ disaster hub of Ontario

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Disappointment in councils decision to support BESS proposal – Read the Napanee Beaver article

This is the headline you DON’T want to see!

SOIL AND UNDERGROUND WATER CONTAMINATION

Goodbye fishing?

That’s spring runoff.

This is what it looks like when it enters Mohawk Bay.

Some of these BESS fires have burned for 4 days. That means four days’ worth of water being sprayed on the BESS and running downhill into the bay.

The runoff would contain toxic chemicals. Would you fish here?

This is the source of drinking water.
Who is going to pay for trucked-in drinking water after a fire? Who will pay for groundwater testing?

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Don’t Support BESS

It’s not too late to do something about Council’s reckless approval of the 250MW EDF – Battery Energy Storage System sited 1KM south of County Rd 9 in a farm field.
The IESO (Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator) needs to have the community’s support.

EDF Renewables Canada Inc. proposal to build a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at 2178 County Road 9 (on private land) raises extreme concerns:

Risk of fire of explosions of lithium-ion batteries.
Risk of soil and underground water contamination.
Noise levels.
Impacts on wildlife.
Impacts on real estate.
Indigenous inputs and consultation.
Future expansions.

We need to show the IESO that Greater Napanee residents are responsible citizens who care about our land and environment. Join the fight today, protect the Napanee lifestyle.

Sign the petition!

Protect the Napanee lifestyle

It’s not too late to do something about Council’s reckless approval of the 250MW EDF – Battery Energy Storage System sited 1KM south of County Rd 9 in a farm field.

The IESO (Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator) needs to have the community’s support.

We Don’t Support The BESS.
They blow up and they spontaneously burn, releasing toxic chemicals into the air, onto the land, and into the water table.

Visit the links on this site to get a full picture of the risk to Napanee.
Visit the deputations to see what the Councilors heard and ignored from concerned citizens.

Join the fight today, protect the Napanee lifestyle.

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