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VAN ZANDT COUNTY — A 43-acre battery energy storage facility started construction in December, but soon, that work could be brought to a halt. According to our news partner KETK, the Van Zandt County Fire Marshal has issued an order to Taaleri Energia, the company behind the Amador Energy Storage project, to follow all state fire codes or face the consequences.<\/p>\n
Shane Lane\u2019s ranch borders the land the battery facility is being built on, and he is currently suing the Finnish-owned company over safety concerns.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe run a cow calf operation and they don\u2019t have any type of evacuation, they don\u2019t have any plans for anything, there\u2019s no safety protocol whatsoever for this facility,\u201d Lane said.<\/p>\n
Before construction started at the end of December, the county sent Taaleri Energia a letter requesting the documents required for the facility to be built, but they didn\u2019t receive a response until February.<\/p>\n
\u201cI find that very interesting that a that a foreign-owned entity can come in here with a $90 million project and can\u2019t do something as little as turn in a few documents on time,\u201d Lane said.<\/p>\n
Some documents were sent back, but after reviewing them, the new fire marshal, Kevin Palmer, said they didn\u2019t meet the requirements.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not because I didn\u2019t like them. It\u2019s really because they failed some test or because they weren\u2019t up to standard,\u201d Palmer said.<\/p>\n
This led to the fire marshal requesting new documentation. Palmer said he feels the company didn\u2019t see a reason to be quick about it turning in the documents. So he issued an order to have everything submitted by April 7 and added a condition.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnder no circumstances may any of the batteries enter Van Zandt County until all requirements have been met,\u201d Palmer said. Taaleri Energia now has two weeks to get all required forms, surveys and safety plans to the fire marshal\u2019s office, or there will be a penalty.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen a fire marshal issues you an order, if you fail to comply with that order, it\u2019s actually a Class B misdemeanor until after the second conviction, and then becomes a state jail felony,\u201d Palmer said.<\/p>\n
Palmer added that the Van Zandt County District Attorney can also file a temporary injunction to halt all construction.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s time to let them know that foreign entities are not welcome in this county to build a project of that scale,\u201d Lane said.<\/p>\n
KETK reached out to Taaleri Energia for a comment on the requirements but they haven\u2019t responded as of Thursday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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