Former battery engineer urges strict ESS permitting, first‑responder playbooks
Beth Schroeder, an engineer who worked on the Chevy Volt and battery systems, told commissioners that NFPA 855, UL 9540/9540A and hazard mitigation analyses are central to preventing thermal‑runaway fires and that municipalities should prepare first‑responder playbooks before permitting ESS or related facilities.
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Beth Schroeder, who identified herself as an engineer with Energy Solutions and a former vice president of engineering for an ESS company, told the board that battery energy storage systems present unique hazards that permitting must address.
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