Have your say on Weaver Power’s proposals for a new green energy storage system near Eccles

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Weaver Power is holding public consultation events to invite members of the local community and other interested parties to find out more about its proposals for a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).The system will be located on agricultural land to the west of the existing Eccles South Substation on the A697.The closest residential areas from the proposed development are Eccles (2.6km west), Leitholm (2.4km north) and Coldstream (5km southeast).The development will comprise of multiple containerised battery energy storage units with an export capacity of up to 500 mega-watts, along with associated infrastructure and an onsite substation.

The maximum land take required for this site is approximately six hectares. Permanent access to the development would be via the existing access road off the A697.

An online public exhibition will launch on August 2, 2022, at ecclesbess.consultation.ai. A second, in-person event at Coldstream Community Centre is planned for August 31, 2022.At both events interested parties will have the opportunity to learn more about the proposed development and provide feedback to Weaver Power.Persons wishing to make comments can do so from August 2 onwards by email via info@weaver-power.co.uk or by post to 49 York Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3JD or in person at the event planned for August 31 at Coldstream Community Centre between 3pm and 7pm.Note that comments made to the developer are not representations to the Energy Consents Unit (ECU) of the Scottish Government or Scottish Borders Council.When the application is submitted there will be an opportunity to make representations to the ECU and Scottish Borders Council as part of the planning process.