A report prepared for next Thursday’s meeting of City of York Council’s Planning Committee also says the ‘industrial’ nature of the scheme is inappropriate for its Green Belt location.
London-based Net Zero Fourteen Ltd submitted plans to City of York Council for the scheme last autumn, concerning 3.4ha of farmland on the northern side of Murton Way, Osbaldwick.
The 100MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) promises to provide power for 323,795 homes for up to 2 hours.
As previously reported, the BESS compound would consist of rows of containers, which would look like shipping containers, which would house batteries, inverters and transformers that can store energy and quickly release or absorb energy from the power network.
There would be up to 104 storage units, 13 transformer units, 26 battery interface cabinets and a 240,000litre water tank. They would use Lithium battery technology.
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