AES tells commissioners its BESS design differs from Moss Landing; committee asks for full test reports

Aug 13, 2025

During a continuation of the appeal hearing, AES staff told Santa Fe County commissioners that the company’s containerized battery design, sensor suite and test program differ materially from the older Moss Landing installation and urged the board to review the company’s lab test and modeling reports before final action.

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Santa Fe County commissioners asked AES Clean Energy to explain how the company’s proposed battery energy storage system differs from the Moss Landing incidents cited many times in public comment. The applicant described a suite of passive and active protections, full‑scale lab testing, and what it called several generations of improved architecture.

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