Commission backs battery storage zoning changes, urges stronger setback and cleanup language
The Planning Commission recommended proposed zoning amendments to regulate battery energy storage systems (BESS) to the Board of Supervisors, urging clearer setback language, review by public-safety officials, and consideration of bonds or decommissioning funds to cover cleanup costs after incidents.
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Staff presented proposed amendments to Accomack County Code §106 to regulate battery energy storage systems; Deputy County Administrator Lee Pambit told the commission the 200-foot setback recommendation came from NFPA guidance and Department of Public Safety review. "The NFPA recommends evacuating buildings within a 200 foot diameter of the battery energy storage system," Pambit said, and staff proposed measuring the setback from the property line to the concrete pads that support battery cabinets or inverters.
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