Committee hears bill to streamline municipal permitting for residential backup batteries

Mar 11, 2025

Senate Bill 1252 would limit municipal permitting barriers for residential battery backup systems, align installation standards with the National Electric Code and preserve municipal utility interconnection authority; industry and clean-energy advocates testified in support.

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Senate Bill 1252, a bill to reduce municipal permitting barriers for residential battery backup systems, received extensive testimony from utilities, clean-energy organizations and industry representatives at a Committee on Business & Commerce hearing and was left pending.

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