CCP produced, toxic contaminating BESS like this unethical project are putting Australian people at extreme risk and hardship by subjecting Australia to a National Security Nightmare.
Just like Reuters’ confirmed undocumented communication devices inside Chinese inverters - validating fears of hidden access and sabotage capability.
(“Rogue Communication Devices Found in Chinese Inverters”- Reuters, 14 May 2025)

It is totally illogical to plan to fail so extensively - with an intermittent, weather dependent Solar/Wind/BESS ‘Transition’ that DOESN’T WORK MOST OF THE TIME, that has an endless and irreversibly poisonous, monumental footprint that is ABSOLUTELY NOT FOR THE GREATER GOOD.

Western intelligence agencies are constantly warning that Chinese hackers actively target energy infrastructure they produce - like this unethical, insecure plan that would illogically expand our exposure - threatening national security.
(PBS News, 2024 - FBI Director Christopher Wray warning)

This insecure CCP reliant BESS plan is an open invitation for a catastrophic, sabotaging, Critical-Infrastructure attack on Australia’s Electricity Grid.

It’s extremely treacherous that this untrustworthy Government are relying on Chinese BESS that embed CCP-manufactured, networked hardware into Australia’s grid while lacking robust, transparent cyber-security requirements.

On behalf of the Yass Landscape Guardians Inc. I wish to submit this submission opposing the Coppabella wind farm SSD6698 Modification 2 Decentralised BESS application by Goldwind.
Whilst Yass Landscape Guardians Inc. have opposed this project since its inception as part of the former Yass Valley Wind Farm in this instance we oppose the application for the addition of Coppabella wind farm Modification 2 Decentralised BESS application by Goldwind.
Whilst there are a multitude of reasons that Yass Landscape Guardians Inc. oppose this application by Goldwind for the addition of a decentralised BESS across 71% of the Coppabella wind farm, in this instance we will focus on just 1 aspect?
Grid Connection or at the very least the lack there of for the Coppabella wind farm at the latest Coppabella CCC 16th October 2025 where several members of the Yass Landscape Guardians Inc. are either members including myself or are alternate members of the Coppabella CCC, when Goldwind where queried on the night of the 16th October 2025 about connection of the Coppabella wind turbine project to the TransGrid transmission system it became obvious through landholders attending this meeting that also have the 99M 132KV transmission line passing through their property that TransGrid had notified them (the landholders) that they (TransGrid would not be moving forward with the duplication of the 99M 132KV transmission line until they came to a financial agreement with Goldwind for funding?
Goldwind further pressed on the subject of connection to the TransGrid transmissions system indicated that they where still waiting for TransGrid to formalise an offer to connect?
Therefore the Yass Landscape Guardians Inc. ask why would the NSW DPIE approve a significant modification to the Coppabella wind farm Mod 2 Decentralised BESS as applied for by Goldwind when the indications are that Goldwind are yet to be offered a final connection from TransGrid and that there are no immediate plans for the duplication of the 99M 132KV transmission line to include the 9R0 132KV transmission line from the proposed Coppabella 132KV substation to the Yass TransGrid 330/132KV substation, as per "Addendum Review of Environmental Factors" 2023?
A "cart before the horse" scenario?
Therefore in summing up Yass Landscape Guardians Inc. ask that Coppabella wind farm SSD6698 Modification 2 Decentralised BESS application by Goldwind, not be approved?

Batteries last on average 9 years only and therefore have to be replaced every 10 years. This will ensure the price of electricity to consumers will remain high to pay for the infrastructure.
Even decentralised BESS Lithium ion batteries have a propensity to catch fire and when fires happen they produce very toxic gases and dangerous chemicals that pollute the countryside and water.

This BESS plan is intrinsically Toxic, experimental and unsafe technology.

Lithium-ion batteries are chemically unstable, release poisonous gases and persistent pollutants, and create long-term contamination risks when they fail.

“Forever Chemicals’ used in Lithium-ion Batteries Threaten Environment”
The Guardian, 14 July 2024

This plan breaches the Government’s Primary Duty of failing to protect its citizens from the obvious National Security Risks of CCP produced/controlled BESS infrastructure and the highly toxic, Fire hazardous nature of this BESS.

Knowingly introducing such toxic fire risk, cyber vulnerability, and infrastructure fragility in pursuit of ideological energy targets is completely irresponsible and unacceptable.

For our comments, please read attached file