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Goshen ERB recommends support for temporary moratorium on battery energy storage pending safety study
Summary
The ERB expressed unanimous support for recommending a temporary moratorium (Local Law No. 9) on large battery energy storage systems to the town board, citing fire‑suppression uncertainties, potential inhalation hazards from smoke, and the need for a study of suppression methods and evacuation protocols.
Local Law No. 9, a proposed temporary moratorium on battery energy storage systems (BESS), received strong and unanimous support from ERB members during discussion. Speaker 2 urged a moratorium because, the board said, the town lacks proven, timely fire‑suppression techniques for BESS incidents and because multiple catastrophic BESS fires elsewhere have shown the technology’s risks. "When the town passed the law of allowing this by special needs permit,…
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