October 17, 2025
October 15, 2025
Federal Safety Standards vs. Michigan’s Weak Rules The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) sets strict evacuation guidelines for hazardous materials. For many toxic chemical spills, the […]
October 15, 2025
The Sales Pitch vs. Reality On August 14, 2025, at the Oshtemo Township meeting, representatives from startup developer NewEdge Power insisted that “Battery Energy Storage Systems […]
October 15, 2025
The McMicken Explosion: A Turning Point In April 2019, the McMicken Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Surprise, Arizona, suffered a catastrophic failure. A single defect […]
October 14, 2025
The battery storage boom is here. In 2024, there were just 178 BESS projects in the U.S. By 2025, that number had skyrocketed to 838 projects […]
October 14, 2025
Developers admit this is a new technology, but they won’t admit this is a dangerous technology with much work and testing to be done. Documented risks […]
October 14, 2025
Presented at the Planning Commission Meeting on August 14, 2025 by NewEdge Development Team: Must be near a power substation and solar panels in Oshtemo 5 […]
October 14, 2025
A utility-scale BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) is a large battery setup — often made up of many big battery containers grouped together — that a […]