{"id":95089,"date":"2025-05-26T05:17:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T05:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/26\/may-29-meeting-to-address-fire-and-safety-risks-of-proposed-lithium-battery-plant-in-south-orange-county-says-blessin\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T05:17:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T05:17:06","slug":"may-29-meeting-to-address-fire-and-safety-risks-of-proposed-lithium-battery-plant-in-south-orange-county-says-blessin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/26\/may-29-meeting-to-address-fire-and-safety-risks-of-proposed-lithium-battery-plant-in-south-orange-county-says-blessin\/","title":{"rendered":"May 29 Meeting to Address Fire and Safety Risks of Proposed Lithium Battery Plant in South Orange County, Says BLESSIN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>San Juan Capistrano, CA, May 25, 2025 &#8211;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pr.com\/\">PR.com<\/a>)&#8211;\u00a0BLESSIN (Ban Lithium Energy Storage Systems in Neighborhoods), a local advocacy group, is calling attention to the serious fire, environmental, and public safety risks posed by a proposed lithium battery energy storage system (BESS) facility planned for development in the heart of South Orange County.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed site lies near dense residential neighborhoods, public schools, protected open space, and wildlife corridors. According to fire safety experts and environmental assessments, lithium battery storage facilities have a documented history of thermal runaway events \u2014 catastrophic fires that are difficult to contain and release toxic gases. In the event of such a fire, evacuations within a six-mile radius could become necessary, impacting tens of thousands of residents, as well as first responders and emergency services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis facility does not belong in a suburban, residential region that is home to schools, families, and environmentally sensitive areas,\u201d said a spokesperson for BLESSIN. \u201cThe risk of toxic emissions, delayed evacuations, and environmental degradation are simply too high.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BLESSIN also notes the absence of a comprehensive local evacuation plan tailored to BESS-specific hazards. With wildfire season growing longer and more intense each year, residents have expressed concern about how lithium battery fires could overwhelm local emergency response systems.<\/p>\n<p>A critical public meeting will be held by the California Energy Commission on May 29, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM at the CUSD Board Room, 33122 Valle Road, San Juan Capistrano, CA, to hear public comment on the proposed site.<\/p>\n<p>BLESSIN encourages concerned citizens, community groups, and local leaders to attend and share their perspectives. Further information, including safety studies and updates, is available at www.blessinoc.org.<\/p>\n<p>About BLESSIN<br \/>BLESSIN (Ban Lithium Energy Storage Systems in Neighborhoods) is a grassroots organization formed by residents of South Orange County to oppose the placement of large-scale lithium battery energy storage systems near homes, schools, and ecologically sensitive areas. BLESSIN advocates for safer, better-planned alternatives that protect communities while advancing sustainable energy goals.<\/p>\n<p>Media Contact:<br \/>BLESSIN Media Relations<br \/>Email: info@blessinoc.org<br \/>Website: www.blessinoc.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pr.com\/press-release\/939410\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Juan Capistrano, CA, May 25, 2025 &#8211;(PR.com)&#8211;\u00a0BLESSIN (Ban Lithium Energy Storage Systems in Neighborhoods), a local advocacy group, is calling attention to the serious<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":95090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[171],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-estate"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95089\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}