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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNicola_Robinson_Do you receive my letters, as I don't get a reply and don't expect one_20220707From:N R To:Party of Record; Margarette Bravo; CityClerk Subject:Do you receive my letters, as I don"t get a reply and don"t expect one... Date:Wednesday, July 6, 2022 8:27:59 PM Attachments:IMAGE of project.pdf Importance:High CAUTION: This email originated from outside the City of Renton. Do not click links, reply or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. Good evening Commission members, I hope all is well with you and yours? Thank you for all you do for our city, and for your time tonight. I have sent your group a lot of information since April regarding Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). You have a lot of demands on your time, and have to be selective about what you can possibly read. I apologize if I have sent too many letters. Because of a comment from a commission member, I am not sure if all the information I am sending is reaching you, or if it is what I should be doing? Interestingly, one of the Commission members made a comparison between the risks of living close to a car with a car battery, and 9.3 acres of Grid Sized, Li-ion Mega Packs, totaling 300 batteries. I am asking if this is a fair comparison of risk? We are a community of modest homes/affordable, that were built in 1943. A unique, and unusual community in this age. It is a matter of history, that communities similar in some ways to ours, have tended to be vulnerable to powerful organizations, groups and institutions wanting to push forward their own plans to fulfill their own agendas, without regard for the impacts on the lives of those in the specific location, and too often money is the driving force, and/or the need for infrastructure. TENASKA, a multi-billion dollar energy storage company is financing this proposal/project. They are in this because there is an enormous amount of money to be made for all. Perhaps they believe we will not speak up, will just let them run over us. Their name is on the pre-application proposal. Just offering a few snipets of background information that you might be interested in. One last comment. Most BESS, are adjacent to sub-stations, not a mile away. Most BESS of this magnitude are in isolated locations. I have attached an image of the proposal as it would sit behind our homes. Each home is 800 - 1000 sq ft. It dwarfs our community. We might eventually need one of these systems in Renton, but not in a location, regardless of how flat it is, that contains Zone 1 APA sole source aquifer, a wetland, 2 documented streams, slide hazard, and dense woodland, not to mention the wild-life corridor, and across the street from the Cedar River. Bellevue apparently needs this now. My question is why aren't they pursuing it? Instead they are pursuing us. Thank you again for your time. Respectfully. Nicola Robinson.