Introduce Legislation to Regulate Battery Energy Storage Sites (BESS)

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Introduce national legislation to regulate all BESS sites, enforce strict safety standards with independent assessment, protect communities & countryside, use only brownfield sites meeting strict criteria, ensure developers fund all costs, keep energy prices stable, and mandate public consultation.

Lithium-ion batteries catch fire, releasing toxic & carcinogenic chemicals PFAs, risking future cancer epidemics (think Teflon Scandal)

Industrial BESS sites destroy landscapes, harm wildlife, threaten public health, disrupt communities & reduce residents quality of life

Limit BESS to brownfield, sites avoids industrialising rural areas

Taxpayers must not fund projects, energy prices must not rise due to BESS development

Robust planning consultation & independent safety checks are essential

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

The following petition calls for a similar action:

Review regulations on Battery Energy Storage Systems
Review regulations on Battery Energy Storage Systems

Timeline

2 Oct 2025	Petition opened for signatures
28 Oct 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 28 Oct 2025

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