Residents in Coupar Angus have filed a report to Perth and Kinross Council listing their concerns about a proposed battery plant on the edge of the town.
Coronation Power has applied to the local authority to build a complex near the town’s Pleasance Road.
It would involve batteries taking excess electricity from the national grid and storing it for later use.
The firm has held two consultations on the proposal after residents claimed many of their questions were left unanswered at the first session.
Around 50 people attended the second event at Coupar Angus Town Hall in March.
In their report to the council, neighbours highlight a range of outstanding concerns, including around the Samsung battery systems themselves, the location and the visual impact.
Coronation Power managing director Vickram Mirchandani said he would be “very, very surprised” if the plans aren’t approved.
The boss of the London-based firm attended the second meeting and returned with more detailed answers from Samsung to residents’ questions on the flammability or safety mechanisms of the complex.
However, the residents’ report said his own lack of technical knowledge had made “a mockery of the consultation process”
Opponents said they still had fears about what would happen if the batteries exploded, whether or not nearby houses were in”the blast zone”, and what gases could be released.
The report says Coronation Power and [agent] Arcus Consulting have shown “complete disregard for a genuine consultative process”.
At the first consultation, which was only attended by Arcus, no 3D artists impressions were available.
This remained the case at the second session. Residents also said the viewpoints used by the Coronation Power for their visuals were “confusing, incorrect and misleading”.
The report calls on Mr Mirchandani to compromise on the location of the site and move it much closer to the SSE substation that the plant will be connected to.
The earmarked space is 130m away at the top of a hill and features containers which have been compared to “an internment camp” by the community council.
Council planners are expected to make a decision on the proposals in the near future.
