South Lanarkshire Council has approved plans to develop a huge battery storage system in Lanark.
Plans were given the go-ahead last week (October 11), and the council will inform the Scottish Government it has no objection to the development of a battery storage system near Lesmahagow.
The site of the proposed development is 16.4 hectares of land west of the M74 and 2.5km south east of Lesmahagow.
Councillors raised no objections to the development which will see the creation of up to five platforms to house the batteries. Each platform would have a building to house the batteries which will be up to 15 metres in height.
The plans will enable storage of energy at times when generating stations are working at full capacity, which can be released when additional power is needed within the grid during peak times or when energy generation has dropped.
Battery storage allows energy to be stored during peak renewable generation periods and released when demand out grows generation.
The proposals will include a range of associated components including the creation of new access from the B7078, security fencing and CCTV.
There will also be heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment and fire suppression equipment.
The council will now inform the Scottish Government that it has no objection to the plans, and the council’s head of planning and regulatory services will undertake further discussions with the Scottish Government.
Two battery storage units have already been approved in South Lanarkshire in the past year, including a site in Rutherglen and one in East Kilbride.
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