The proposed battery energy storage facility is close to the existing Fasnakyle power station. Controversial proposals for a battery energy storage facility (BES) near Beauly have been given the go-ahead following a planning appeal. The plans include 28 energy storage modules similar to shipping containers measuring 76 metres long, 2.6 metres wide and 2.9m high along with 14 paired transformers/converters alongside and an access track. • Councillors reject ‘deeply unsettling’ battery energy storage facility plan• Highland Council planning committee to discuss 250MW worth of battery storage site proposalsIn issuing his decision, the reporter said with the proposed mitigation measures, there would be limited adverse effects. Lyndsey Ward says local opinion is being ignored after a planned battery storage site at the gateway to Glen Affric was given the go ahead.