Chino residents are preparing to fight back against a newly approved battery storage facility following a hazardous lithium-ion battery fire that forced hundreds to evacuate their homes in La Verne last week.
The storage facility, part of the Dirac Energy Storage Project by Aypa, is planned for construction next to the existing Southern California Edison substation across the street from Ayala Park. Though it was previously denied by the city’s planning commission in July, it was recently approved by a 4-1 city council vote. It’s not expected to be approved by October 6.
Residents say they were confused by the sudden reversal…