Neighbors rally against battery energy facility in Oshtemo Township

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A rally against a potential battery energy storage system, or BESS, facility that could be built on rural land near homes and agriculture drew a group of more than 100 neighbors to Little Pistol Farms in Oshtemo Township Monday night.

The property in question sits adjacent to the farm and across the road from a power substation, along Van Kal Avenue.

Residents formed a group called “Say No to BESS,” urging their local leaders to oppose BESS development, because of a variety of environmental and health concerns related to the technology…

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