Battery energy storage plant proposed at Carriglong, Tramore, Co. Waterford

In context

It is one of 4 battery storage applications Waterford City and County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 59 nationally. Of the 72 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 78% were granted.

What happens next

The five-week window for public submissions has closed. The council normally decides within eight weeks of the application being lodged, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Waterford City and County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

for a development of a Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) facility within a total site area of 2.08 Hectares. The Site will include 117 Containerized Battery Storage Modules on Concrete Plinths, 60 DCLV Power Convertor modules on concrete Plinths, Access track, Associated Electrical Cabling, 2.4m High Palisade Security Fence, Security Gates, CCTV and Security Lighting System, MV Switch and Transformer Room and all associated site development works