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Board extends moratorium on new large-scale battery storage permits to write safety rules
Summary
The board voted to extend an interim urgency moratorium on issuance of permits for large battery energy storage system (BESS) facilities in the unincorporated county to give staff and safety partners more time to draft siting and safety measures.
Orange County supervisors on March 11 extended an interim moratorium on permitting large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) facilities in unincorporated parts of the county, directing staff to develop measures addressing site selection, community safety and firefighting response.
The extension is intended to give county staff, the Orange County Fire Authority and utilities time to craft regulations and operational practices for BESS installations after a series of high-profile fires at similar…
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