The Oshtemo Township Planning Commission will hear from experts Thursday on large battery storage projects and their regulation in Michigan. That’s after the township received a proposal to build a battery storage facility in the area.
Oshtemo has put a hold on such projects while it reviews its ordinances, as discussed in detail on its webpage.
The Michigan Public Service Commission and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy will both have presenters at the meeting. They will speak about “their agency’s role in reviewing and permitting a land use such as a battery energy storage system,” according to the packet…