Seatack residents question proposed battery storage facility in Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — There's a proposal to build a new lithium-ion battery energy storage facility in Virginia Beach. But people in the Seatack ne...

August 3, 2023
6:00 AM

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — There's a proposal to build a new lithium-ion battery energy storage facility in Virginia Beach. But people in the Seatack neighborhood, where it could go, are pushing back against the plans and questioning its safety. A representative for the City of Virginia Beach wrote in a statement to News 3: 'At this time, the application for American Power Ventures is not on this month's Planning Commission agenda and no final decisions have been made to approve or deny the application.

Angela Bohon