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Commissioners approve six‑month moratorium on battery energy storage projects, exclude solar
Summary
Pulaski County commissioners voted to reply to the county planning commission with a six‑month moratorium that covers battery energy storage systems only; the moratorium explicitly excludes solar projects.
Pulaski County commissioners on Wednesday approved a six‑month moratorium that temporarily halts permitting for battery energy storage systems (BESS) only; the action does not apply to solar generation projects.
The board’s reply to the Pulaski County Area Plan Commission (PCAPC) narrowed the commission’s prior recommendation from 12 months to six months and limited the moratorium’s scope to battery storage. County staff said draft language will be finalized with the county attorney and returned to the PCAPC in writing.
Commissioners said the shorter moratorium is intended to give local officials time to study technical standards, public‑safety guidance, and ordinance language specific to battery storage—matters they said differ from solar project review. County counsel and staff will draft ordinance language and a formal reply to the PCAPC.
A motion to approve the six‑month, battery‑only moratorium was made, seconded and passed in open session; recorded roll‑call votes do not appear in the public transcript.
