A proposed battery storage facility in San Juan Capistrano has sparked concerns about potential fires.
“The fire risk is insanity,” homeowner Debbie Haag said. “There’s horses. There’s people. There’s homes; so much at stake here, and we have to stop this.”
If the California Energy Commission approves the project, the facility will be built in an open field next to thousands of homes, a railroad, the 5 Freeway, San Juan Creek and a school. The CEC will hold an information meeting on May 29…