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Resident asks Town of Babylon to extend moratorium on battery storage near homes
Summary
A Deer Park resident urged the Town of Babylon to impose a one-year moratorium on siting lithium-ion battery energy storage systems in residential areas, submitting industry reports and local fire district correspondence at the March 26 meeting.
A Deer Park resident told the Town of Babylon Town Board on March 26 that lithium-ion battery energy storage systems present safety risks and urged the board to impose a one-year moratorium in the town when the current moratorium expires.
Tammy Palmeri, of 34 Liberty Street in Deer Park, asked the board to extend the town’s moratorium on battery energy storage systems (BESS) so the industry’s safety guidance can advance. “It is not…
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