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Councillors probe lithium battery "BESS" yard proposed for industrial district; experts say units are modular
Summary
Councilors and planning staff discussed a rezoning and development plan for a battery energy storage system (BESS) yard proposed on more than six acres. Planners said the project would be a commercial/industrial yard of modular battery pods and would require special exceptions and Board of Adjustment review.
City planners and developers described a planned battery energy storage system — often called BESS — during an Oct. 15 hearing and said a proposal to rezone multiple parcels for an industrial battery yard will require additional approvals and safety review.
Preston Bartley, a civil engineer with Westwood Professional Services, told councilors and staff that the project under review involves a battery storage yard composed of modular “pods” that store electric energy and deliver power to the grid during peak demand. “They're like pods that…
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