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Kerr County subregional planning group presses regulators on battery-storage safety, seeks coordination with ERCOT and LCRA
Summary
The Hill Country Energy Subregional Planning Commission update reported letters to PUC, ERCOT and LCRA and urged studies on battery‑energy storage system (BESS) fire risks and potential aquifer contamination; commissioners and public commenters flagged regulatory gaps and called for state action.
County staff and commissioners updated the court on activity by the Hill Country Energy Subregional Planning Commission (SRPC), which has been actively sending coordination letters and pressing for state agency engagement on proposed battery energy storage projects near Kerr County.
The SRPC has sent coordination letters to the Public Utility Commission and ERCOT and followed up after receiving an initial response from the Lower Colorado River Authority indicating it did not consider itself obligated to coordinate. The commission’s position — discussed at the meeting — is that LCRA is a state agency under the statute that requires coordination and therefore should meet with counties about siting,…
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