Rural communities ‘deserve transparency’ on energy storage developments

Rural Ireland is not a dumping ground for projects that would never be tolerated in urban areas — that is what Sinn Féin senator Nicole Ryan told the upper house when she raised concerns about a proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) in Newmarket, Co Cork.

“Communities deserve proper transparency, consultation, and independent safety assessments before developments of this scale are considered,” she said.

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