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Commission begins review of battery storage zoning and safety rules after developer inquiry
Summary
Planning staff recommended beginning work on new zoning and performance standards for battery energy storage systems after a Port Authority inquiry; commissioners asked staff to draft an ordinance that includes siting, safety, first-responder, and decommissioning standards.
The Planning Commission reviewed preliminary work on zoning and performance standards for battery energy storage systems after the Port Authority reported a Texas company expressed interest in leasing or buying port land for a storage project.
City planner Clara Beck framed the discussion as proactive zoning work: "Battery storage is not something that I'm super familiar with, but people who maybe work for energy companies could be. It is a technology that I think we will be seeing a lot more of in the future," Beck said, asking whether the commission preferred staff to…
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