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Residents ask Chautauqua County Legislature for moratorium on battery energy storage projects
Chautauqua County Legislature · October 23, 2025
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Summary
A county resident warned of safety and environmental risks from battery energy storage systems and urged a countywide moratorium to give towns time to adopt protective local laws.
Karen Engstrom of Chautauqua Energy Watch addressed the legislature during the second privilege of the floor to raise safety, environmental and local-control concerns about proposed battery energy storage systems (BES) in the county.
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