DAYS, CLAYTOONZ AND

AES’s BESS will not fail? (When a PG&E BESS caught fire Sept. 20, 2022, nearby residents could not leave their homes, open windows or run ventilation systems. AES BESSes have also failed.) 2. If panels catch fire, what’s the plan? (You cannot de-energize solar panels.) 3. How much water will AES use to construct and cool its facility? 4. Who will test soil for leached chemicals? What’s the clean-up plan? 5. Who will receive the generated energy? 6. When facility profits wane, either AES will replace panels and batteries—or abandon the project. Recycling such hazardous waste is expensive. To prevent our county’s paying decommissioning costs (if AES abandons the project), will commissions require AES to post a bond?

As a model, here are a Virginia commission’s conditions for a solar facility (with no BESS): https://tinyurl.com/5n7ucrn8

Since 2000, AES has been penalized $30 million for environmental, workplace safety and marketing offenses; and a 2018 report ranks AES fifth among toxic air polluters. https://violationtracker.goodjobsfirst.org/parent/ aes-corp, https://peri.umass.edu/toxic-100-airpolluters-index-2018-report-based-on-2015data. Before permitting AES’s project, how will commissioners ensure that its hazards have been mitigated? KATIE SINGER SANTA FE

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