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Edgar County board reviews draft battery energy storage ordinance, asks to place on March agenda
Summary
County board members discussed a draft ordinance for battery energy storage systems (BESS), including financial assurance, ownership disclosure, public-notice radius and emergency-management provisions, and directed staff to bring a revised draft to the March meeting for further study and possible vote.
Edgar County board members discussed a draft battery energy storage system ordinance and asked staff to return a revised version for board consideration in March.
The board focused on requirements the draft borrows from a template presented at a UCCI meeting: an irrevocable financial assurance equal to 110% of estimated project costs, a requirement that owners and anyone with 20% or more ownership be listed, a public-notice requirement for landowners and residents within 1.5 miles of the project footprint, and an annual maintenance report filed with the Edgar County Clerk and Recorder.
Board member Jeff, who led the discussion, said the draft borrows heavily from the UCCI template and that he removed zoning language before sharing it with the board. "This one was that, you know, I went to that UCCI meeting and, specifically because they had the attorney from Heil Roaster, talking about battery energy storage system ordinances," Jeff said during the meeting. He noted the template recommends an irrevocable financial assurance set at…
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