PCR Public Q&A Sessions:
Tuesday, December 3 @ 5:30pm
Wednesday, December 4 @ 10:00am
Vista Grande Community Center, La Madera Rd, Sandia Park, NM 87047
- Will PCR maintain Puertocito road during and/or after construction?
- How many PV panels will be installed?
- How many individual LiFePO4 battery cells will be used?
- What is the ratio of number of LiFePO4 battery cells per PV Panel?
- How was the optimum number of battery storage hours per day (i..e., 4 hours) determined?
- In the declining graph of Failure Incidents-per-Installed-GW versus date, what is the time period for the # of failures: day, month, year, or lifetime of the solar farm ? For example, the graph shows a # of failures per GW as equaling ~1 in the year 2020. Is this ~1 failure per day per GW, or ~1 failure per month per GW, or ~1 failure per year per GW, or ~1 failure per plant lifetime per GW?
- What is the expected lifetime of the LiFePO4 batteries? A Google search reports that the # of discharge cycles ranges from 2,500 to 15,000 cycles. That covers a range of 6.8 to 41 years.
- What will be the remaining % charge of the battery energy storage system (BESS ) after 4 hours, typically?
- Assuming that there are 4 closest PowerPack battery enclosures located adjacent to a given PowerPack enclosure that is burning, then 4 different water sprays will need to be applied by firefighters to cool down the 4 adjacent enclosures. How long will the 30,000 gallon water storage tank last before it runs out?
- If a bystander is standing at the site boundary fence during a fully-involved battery fire, and the wind is blowing primarily in his/her direction, will he/she be exposed to an un-safe concentration of toxic gases after an 1 hour exposure?
- I heard that the roundabout intersection presently under construction in Cedar Crest (Sandia Crest road) has an unusually-low vehicle weight limit that will prevent heavy truck from driving through the intersection. Will this prevent semi-trucks from hauling heavy cement, water, inverter units, and battery units through this intersection.
- Will you provide us with a copy of the “Wood Mackenzie” report on Failure Statistics from 12/21/2023? Also, the Electric Power Research I_n_s_t_i_t_u_t_e_’s_2024 White Paper: Insights from E_P_R_I_’s_ Battery Storage System (BESS) Failure Incidents Database – Analysis of Failure Root Cause?
- What is the basal density of Juniper trees in the neighboring lands adjacent to the solar farm? How does this basal density compare to the nearby Sandia National Forest?
- How many lightning rods will be installed in the solar farm, and how tall will they be?
- Are there any threatened or endangered species inside of the solar farm or the construction access road? If so, how will this situation be managed?
- How frequently will the construction access road by watered down with a water spray truck to control dust?
- Will PCR be applying to Sandoval County for a waiver or relaxation of the rules governing dust control on the construction access road during construction?
- Will taking water from the Henderson Store in Golden, NM affect the wells of people living in neighboring Puertocito village and other homes in the area near the solar farm?
- What % of the water will be used to make concrete on site, versus the % of water used to control dust on the construction access road?
- Will PCR guarantee that it will not take water from the East Mountain area during construction?
- Should PCR not have a Water reclamation plant on site?
- How long will it take to construct additional High Voltage transmission power lines?
- What is the failure probability of a single LiFePO4 battery cell over its lifetime?
- Workers should have a union and be from USA, as well as all materials made in USA, and all product sold to the PNM for local then statewide communities.
- Was there an environmental impact study done recently? If so by whom and were results published?