596 MW battery 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.

a renewable energy development with a maximum storage capacity of 596mw/h in 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 with a height of 2.896m 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 This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply. The Planning Application is accompanied by Ecological Impact Statement (EIS).