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Solar Farm Fire in P.E.I. Is Out After Batteries Burned for Two Weeks: City Officials
The site is moving to recovery as investigators assess damage, with firefighters and battery experts still monitoring for flare-ups.
- On Tuesday, Sept 22, the City of Summerside declared the Summerside Sunbank battery fire officially out after seven days without active flames, moving operations to a recovery phase.
- The fire began on Labour Day, Sept 7, in one of the Lithium-ion batteries, forcing shelter-in-place advisories and the closure of Two schools.
- Samsung Technical Investment provided $3.1 million in funding for the $69-million Sunbank facility, which features 48,000 solar panels producing 21.6 megawatts of energy alongside 20-megawatt hours of battery capacity.
- Work will now shift to an investigation by the Fire Marshal and insurance providers to determine the cause, while utility teams restart solar power generation and keep battery infrastructure isolated.
- Deputy Mayor Cory Snow cautioned that flare-up risks persist, stating, "I'd not be willing to say we're out of the woods totally," while the City maintains enhanced environmental testing.
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