I object because farming land and habitat should not be sacrificed for infrastructure that provides minimal benefit. Lithium batteries are known fire hazards, and operational hums impact local residents. Public objections represent democratic input.
Why do planning documents not disclose the precise source of energy the BESS will store?

This project poses serious ecological, safety, and noise-related problems. A battery of limited capacity does not justify destruction of natural habitat. Community objections deserve serious consideration.
What evidence exists that the soil will not be permanently contaminated by chemicals in the event of a battery breach, when such contamination is documented internationally?

I object because the environmental damage from clearing vegetation cannot be reversed. The battery’s cost compared with its brief energy support appears unjustifiable. Fire risk is high, and noise levels will affect rural amenity. Many objections reflect real community concern.
How can the proponent verify that emergency response times will be sufficient when lithium fires escalate within seconds?

This battery project provides only temporary energy support but causes permanent ecological harm. Noise and fire risk remain unresolved. The value of public objection is essential, and authorities must consider it.
If the project claims to have no impact on wildlife, why is no independent fauna-movement study provided?

The Romani BESS risks environmental destruction, noise pollution, and severe fire potential. Lithium fires can smoulder for days, threatening nearby land and stock. A battery that only provides short-duration supply does not justify the permanent loss of habitat. Public concern is clearly growing.
If a fire spreads underground, as lithium fires often do, what contingency exists when even experts acknowledge such behaviour is unpredictable?

This proposal introduces unacceptable environmental harm for minimal public benefit. Disturbing habitat corridors and established farmland cannot be undone. Lithium batteries carry inherent fire danger, and even “silent” facilities produce hums and inverter noise that affect rural tranquillity. The public is objecting in large numbers; their voices matter.
Can the proponent prove that a catastrophic battery failure will never occur, when such an absolute guarantee is scientifically impossible?

There is zero independent electrical engineering peer review proving this Romani BESS can actually arrest a 1,300 MW separation event on dodgy TransGrid’s unnecessary, unwanted SABOTAGING INTERCONNECTOR — AEMO’s own ISP admits grid-forming inverters are still “emerging technology” and unproven at scale.

This plan is part of the RUIN-A-BULL SWINDLE - an ECOCIDAL, ECONOMICALLY SUICIDAL, ENERGY POVERTY & NATIONAL SECURITY DISASTER!

With self-serving, bullying, environmentally vandalising parasite TransGrid’s imploding Interconnector experiment on the public now exposed as NOT CREDIBLE by honest, independent Experts - with a DISPUTE currently with the NON-independent, complicit Australian Energy Regulator - an IMMEDIATE MORATORIUM & ROYAL COMMISSION IS ESSENTIAL.

Reference:
‘On 13 August 2025, the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) received a notice of dispute from the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) disputing the conclusions of Transgrid’s Meeting system strength requirements in NSW Project Assessment Conclusions Report (PACR). 

The PACR was published on 14 July 2025, for the Meeting system strength requirements in NSW Regulatory Test for Transmission (RIT-T).
The notice of dispute contends that Transgrid has not correctly applied the RIT-T in that it has not complied with the National Electricity Rules (NER) clause 5.15.2 in identifying credible options.’ (AER)

The EIS for Romani BESS irresponsibly, completely ignores the inevitable, irreversible POISONING of the people, the land, the water, the biodiversity - by omitting thermal-runaway cascade modelling – a single cell failure in one of Samsung’s SDI Mega E3 packs can release 6–8 MW of instantaneous heat and propel burning ejecta 100 m, more than enough to cause large-scale catastrophic fires spreading throughout the Booroorban district, as these BESS burn for days, frequently reignite, there’s no local Hazmat team & no Extinguisher certified by the CSIRO to fight Lithium-ion Battery Fires.
*CSIRO Advisory Note AN-004 Extinguishment of Lithium-Ion Battery Fires.
CSIRO explicitly states it "has not and will not certify … that any fire extinguisher can effectively extinguish a Li‑Ion battery fire." Verification Services

This Filthy, Toxic 800 MWh lithium-ion BESS provides zero synchronous inertia, zero fault-level contribution and zero system strength – it is nothing more than THE ASBESTOS OF THE FUTURE & a MARKET MANIPULATING, ENERGY POVERTY RIP-OFF with INCAPABLE, oversized phone batteries that will accelerate blackouts the moment the wind stops and the sun sets.

This toxic Chinese battery dump will permanently poison the irreplaceable Murrumbidgee catchment - Murray–Darling floodplain soils with TOXIC PFAS, PFOS, bis-FASI and lithium salts, turning food producing agricultural land into a poisoned, post-industrial wasteland/superfund site while the NSW Government knows this but keeps on lying by claiming that this ASBESTOS OF THE FUTURE is ‘clean & green.’