Yanco Battery Energy Storage System

TOXIC POLLUTION & NO POWER will be the result of this destructive, industrialised rubbish - especially with forever chemicals—posing long-term risks of soil and water contamination, poisoning our ecosystems, wildlife, and future generations.

This energy depriving, horrible plan is a Life-Threatening Fire & Toxic Contamination Disaster - endangering lives, homes, productive land, water, stock & wildlife.
It puts rural communities at direct risk from highly flammable infrastructure that can easily ignite fires.

Please refer to attached submission from Leeton Shire Council.

My oppositions to this proposed project are many but in particular I am very concerned about the use of industrial lithium batteries. They require many minerals to be mined, including in wilderness areas, that are toxic and, in some cases, require the use of slave labour to keep costs down. The recycling of thousands of tonnes of lithium batteries is not yet viable and, due to their short economic lives, will pollute our environments in a few short years. They pose fire and toxic smoke risks to fire-fighters and nearby residents and towns that will continue to occur despite the claims by the Proponent.
Despite decades of rolling out wind and solar plants in many countries the CO2 emissions still rise every year. Wind and solar projects, including this proposed stand alone BESS project, just make no difference. This BESS will increase atmospheric CO2 and increase our NEM electricity system costs to me and other end consumers. I object to any project that costs me heaps for no benefit at all. Don't approve this useless project!

Despite decades of rolling out wind and solar plants in many countries the CO2 emissions still rise every year. Wind and solar projects, including this proposed stand alone BESS project, just make no difference. This BESS will increase atmospheric CO2 and increase our NEM electricity system costs to me and other end consumers. I object to any project that costs me heaps for no benefit at all. Don't approve this useless project!
I object to this electricity consuming BESS proposal because I cannot support a project that relies on slave labour to provide its hundreds of thousands of cheap large scale toxic batteries that make up each battery pack..

Please refer to the attachment for our reasons for objecting to this project.