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Board considers allowing battery energy storage in limited industrial zones with safety safeguards
Summary
Solano County planning staff proposed lifting the moratorium on front‑of‑meter battery energy storage systems in a small set of industrial and manufacturing zones, subject to safety, siting and operational safeguards.
Solano County planning staff presented a draft amendment to an interim ordinance that would lift the county’s moratorium on front‑of‑meter battery energy storage systems (BESS) in a narrow set of industrial and manufacturing zones while preserving the moratorium elsewhere. The board opened a public hearing and heard extensive comments from residents, business representatives and public‑safety stakeholders.
What staff proposed Planning staff said the draft would allow BESS proposals only in specified industrial/manufacturing zoning categories (ML, MG‑1/2/3, IWD, IAS) and would keep the moratorium in other zones while county planners finalize a permanent ordinance this fall. Staff said the amendment would require safety, siting, setback and operational conditions and would require plume modeling, coordination with first responders, and other technical studies before any…
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