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Committee advances Clean Energy Safety Act (SB 283) to tighten safety, inspections and fire‑service role for large battery storage projects
Summary
SB 283 would require safety standards, firefighter involvement in planning, and inspections before large battery storage facilities operate. The measure targets lessons from the Moss Landing incident and won broad support from fire unions, labor and utilities; committee adopted amendments and referred the bill to Appropriations.
The Assembly Local Government Committee advanced SB 283, the “Clean Energy Safety Act of 2025,” authorizing new safety requirements, standardized codes and structured fire‑service involvement for large battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Sen. (presenting) said the bill responds to the Moss Landing battery fire and the rapid growth of storage capacity in California, which has climbed from a few hundred megawatts to over 13,000 MW in recent years. The measure would require projects to adhere to…
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