Baldy Road residents at a public meetingSHUNIAH — Some residents in the vicinity of a proposed $300 million battery energy storage (BESS) project in Shuniah are expressing multiple concerns. Baldy Road questioned the safety of the operation, and suggested it doesn't belong in a residential area. So even though battery energy storage systems have exponentially increased in capacity, the events have actually flatlined in comparison to 10 years ago." But Mount Baldy Road residents Chris and Shannon Sauer, who also attended Monday's meeting, question whether Shuniah's volunteer fire department would be able to respond effectively to an industrial-scale lithium fire. Both PowerBank and the proponent of a second energy project in the municipality are scheduled to present to Shuniah council at it's Tuesday meeting.