Peabody: Someone at IESO should be ‘held accountable’ for poor location choice for battery energy storage facility

August 7, 2025 @ 7:20 amNews, Walkerton Herald-Times

BROCKTON – Thursday’s meeting of Bruce County council promises to be an interesting one. Topping the agenda for Mayor Chris Peabody is the planning report on the proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) facility in Arran-Elderslie. The report’s recommendation is for council to deny the application. Peabody said his opinion on the matter “is consistent…

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Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.