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Residents Oppose a Planned Lithium Battery Storage System Next to Their Homes in Maryland’s Prince George’s County

Inside Climate News · By Aman Azhar · last updated
A Pepco pilot project to build the 1-megawatt unit poses fire and explosion risks, the residents say. Pepco says the planned facility, intended to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, meets all safety codes.

By Aman Azhar

Patrice Payne has her evacuation plan ready in case of a fire at a planned lithium battery storage unit less than a mile from her house in the Oxon Hill area of Maryland’s Prince George’s County.

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