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Planning Board opposes waivers for commercial battery energy storage moratorium
Summary
Goshen Planning Board reviewed a town‑board introduced six‑month moratorium on commercial battery energy storage systems and voted to recommend the town not include waivers/exemptions for in‑process projects; members debated safety concerns, fire‑response implications and whether technology is essentially the same as EV/home batteries.
The Goshen Planning Board reviewed Introductory Local Law No. 9 of 2025, a town‑board introduced measure proposing a six‑month moratorium on commercial (Tier 2 and Tier 3) battery energy storage systems (BESS) while the town studies environmental, health and public‑safety impacts.
Planning staff said the town board referred the draft law to the…
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