(TNS) — Tensions over the build-out of Michigan’s clean energy grid are on display in a northern Oakland County community where township officials are racing to set their own standards on a proposed battery storage facility before the state takes control of renewable energy project approvals.
Irving, Texas-based Vesper Energy has approached Groveland Township officials about its plans to build a 300-megawatt battery storage project on the southern edge of the township. For the development, the company eyes a 63-acre parcel nestled between power lines and Interstate 75.
Township Supervisor Robert DePalma would like to say no to the project…