The Puente Hills Mall, once immortalized as a filming location in the Hollywood classic “Back to the Future” and now mostly-shuttered, may soon become home to battery energy storage facilities and data centers, sparking environmental and economic concerns from nearby communities.
“I don’t want noise pollution. I don’t want higher water bills. I don’t want higher energy bills,” one person told the City of Industry councilmembers during public comment Thursday morning.
The council voted unanimously to change zoning laws to allow battery energy storage systems at sites like the former mall…