Dougherty County directs Planning Commission to draft ordinance for Battery Energy Storage Systems
Planning Director Paul Forgey recommended and the Commission gave informal consensus (all in favor except Commissioner Anthony Jones) to direct the Planning Commission to draft an ordinance regulating stand‑alone Battery Energy Storage Systems; Forgey estimated a draft in about two months.
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Planning Director Paul Forgey recommended that the County draft an ordinance to regulate stand‑alone Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), explaining that current rules regulate storage only as part of solar developments and do not cover independent facilities.
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