COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — For several months, the prospect of a Battery Energy Storage System built near two schools has generated debate in Comstock Township. Developers said the project has been in the works since 2023.

A Battery Energy Storage System, or BESS, would charge large batteries at night and release the energy during peak electricity use during the day. A section of land along E Main Street in Comstock Township could have two BESS collecting power. The proposal comes from Denmark-based Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.

Right next door to the Swan Battery Energy Storage sits the future Comstock STEM Academy and beyond that is Comstock Elementary. District Superintendent Jeff Thoenes said concerns over the battery site have been brought up to the Board of Education b

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