Commission OKs special approval for Battery Energy Storage System with conditions, flags capacity discrepancy
Dougherty County approved conditions for a special‑approval zoning request for a Battery Energy Storage System at 2715 Liberty Expressway, including GDOT compliance and limits on project scope; the application text contains inconsistent capacity figures that the board noted during debate.
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The Commission opened and closed a public hearing Dec. 15 on a special‑approval request by Plumleaf Solar Project, LLC (with PAI Flint River Orchards, LLC and Tom Kirschner identified in the record) to construct and operate a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on a 257.9‑acre parcel at 2715 Liberty Expressway. Planning staff recommended approval with a condition requiring a deceleration lane off Liberty Expressway; applicant representatives and staff discussed interconnection, potential expansion, and continued agricultural uses such as pecan trees.
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