Wyandotte County commissioners on Thursday granted a Texas-based developer’s request for a special use permit and preliminary plan review for a $250 million battery storage facility in Kansas City, Kansas.
Their 8-2 vote, with members Philip Lopez and Chuck Stites dissenting, indicated that most commissioners are on board with the company’s promises to help reduce local energy bills and strengthen the electric grid.
East Side Storage LLC, which is part of company Accelergen Energy, wants to put the facility on a 64-acre property located at 8900 Metropolitan Ave., a largely rural and residential area…