A 130-megawatt industrial battery storage facility is proposed next to our homes, parks, and elementary school. Here's what you need to know.
Jupiter Power, a merchant energy company based in Austin, Texas and owned by BlackRock, wants to build a massive lithium-ion battery facility on roughly 45 acres of land immediately south of Fisher Creek Park and across Snoqualmie Parkway from our community.
This is not a utility serving Snoqualmie. It's a wholesale energy trading operation — they buy electricity cheap, sell it expensive. The profits go to institutional investors. The risk stays here.
The permit was recently withdrawn — but withdrawal is not cancellation. Jupiter Power can refile at any time through King County or bypass local oversight entirely through a state-level process (EFSEC). We need to stay organized.
The proposed site is less than 0.7 miles from Cascade View Elementary. Evacuating a school during a toxic gas release requires minutes, not hours.
See Community Impact Map →Lithium-ion batteries can experience uncontrollable fires that produce hydrogen fluoride and other toxic gases. The EPA and DOT recommend a 330-foot isolation zone — a radius that could overlap with Fisher Creek Park.
See Toxic Plume Model →King County requires only a $1 million bond. The Moss Landing, California battery fire in January 2025 caused over $100 million in damage and environmental cleanup. The bond covers less than 1% of a real incident.
No noise study. No evacuation plan. No fire response plan. No stormwater containment plan. The battery chemistry hasn't even been publicly disclosed. We're being asked to accept a project with almost zero verified safety data.
Properties near industrial facilities can see significant value declines. Homeowner insurance companies are increasingly sensitive to nearby industrial zoning — expect higher premiums or coverage challenges.
The proposed site relative to homes, parks, and schools in our community.
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