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By Carl Clutchey, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Chronicle-Journal Some Shuniah property owners were breathing sighs of relief on Wednesday as news spread about the fate of a proposed battery-energy storage system plant. On Tuesday, as Shuniah\u2019s municipal council opted not to back a proposed gas-powered peaker plant, it also unanimously voted against supporting the battery-energy storage facility. \u201cIt\u2019s a relief, absolutely,\u201d Mount Baldy Road resident Chris Sauer said on Wednesday after learning the battery project did not receive council\u2019s backing. Sauer and other property owners had maintained that PowerBank Corp.\u2019s proposed location for a battery facility off Mount Baldy Road was too close to residential areas and the Mount Baldy Ski resort, if the proposed facility ever caught on fire. PowerBank had been seeking support from the Municipality of… <\/p>\n

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By Carl Clutchey, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Chronicle-Journal Some Shuniah property owners were breathing sighs of relief on Wednesday as news spread about the fate of a proposed battery-energy storage system plant. On Tuesday, as Shuniah\u2019s municipal council opted not to back a proposed gas-powered peaker plant, it also unanimously voted against supporting the battery-energy storage facility. \u201cIt\u2019s a relief, absolutely,\u201d Mount Baldy Road resident Chris Sauer said on Wednesday after learning the battery project did not receive council\u2019s backing. Sauer and other property owners had maintained that PowerBank Corp.\u2019s proposed location for a battery facility off Mount Baldy Road was too close to residential areas and the Mount Baldy Ski resort, if the proposed facility ever caught on fire. PowerBank had been seeking support from the Municipality of... <\/p>\n

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