Despite opposition, plans to build a battery storage plant for renewable energy in a North Yorkshire community have been approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When demand from the National Grid is low, the site at Drax, near Selby, will store electricity produced at Drax Power Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Residents, on the other hand, were concerned about the loss of agricultural land and its influence on the hamlet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 0.7 hectare (1.73 acre) site was approved by Selby District Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The site, which is 2,000 feet (600 meters) from the power plant, would store enough energy to power 26,000 homes, according to applicant Aura Power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the disadvantages of renewable energy, according to firm representative George Wilyman, is that electricity generation cannot be managed to match consumer demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, he stated that the batteries will store electricity during periods of high generation and release it as needed to the grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It will also help the UK’s objective to attain energy security greatly,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drax, a rural community that was once a coal-fired power station, is now the UK’s largest renewable power facility, burning wood pellets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Diane Hall, a parish councillor, was one of the 20 persons who spoke out against the idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Drax is a rural community despite the scale of the power station – the people would prefer to preserve it that way,” she wrote in a statement read to the committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Given the location, Conservative councillor Charles Richardson called the proposal “inconceivable.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Five other battery facilities in Drax and the surrounding area had either been approved or had plans submitted for approval, according to the committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conservative Councillor John Mackman said the cumulative impact of all these facilities will become an issue at some point since the neighborhood does not want to “be overwhelmed.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He did, however, state that he would support the plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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