Commission moves BESS ordinance to separate docket and calls for public hearing

Oct 10, 2026

Clinton County staff presented a draft ordinance for battery energy storage systems (BESS) introducing an overlay process for utility-scale projects, permitting small on-site systems, and adding safety, emergency-response, maintenance and decommissioning standards; commission voted 4-0 to advertise the BESS hearing and docket it separately.

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County planning staff presented a draft ordinance to regulate battery energy storage systems (BESS) and the commission voted unanimously to docket the BESS ordinance separately and call it for public hearing.

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