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Planning commission tells county to rely on NFPA standards, not a half‑mile blanket setback for battery storage
Summary
The Saline County Planning and Zoning Commission forwarded a recommendation to the county commission on July 22 that battery energy storage siting rely on NFPA standards rather than a blanket half-mile setback from residences.
The Saline County Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously voted July 22 to forward a letter to the county commission recommending that battery energy storage system (BESS) siting be reviewed under nationally adopted NFPA standards rather than imposing a blanket half-mile setback from residences.
Commission members said a blanket half‑mile exclusion could effectively prevent most BESS proposals because occupied residences…
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