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Kerr County forms committee to study part‑time fire marshal and permitting for battery energy storage systems
Summary
After residents and commissioners raised safety concerns about battery energy storage systems, the court formed a committee (Commissioners Paces and Jones plus a county attorney representative) to evaluate options including a part‑time fire marshal, interlocal agreements or contracting outside experts; committee will return recommendations and fee/permit proposals.
Commissioners on Dec. 8 agreed the county needs a formal path to review and permit battery energy storage system (BESS) projects and to ensure compliance with applicable codes and testing standards.
Commissioner Paces presented a packet and urged the court to adopt stronger review and permitting authority than the earlier recommendation, arguing that the county has no fire marshal and no permit/fee schedule to compel review of BESS projects in the unincorporated area. "We really should have a fire marshal, and we should establish a permit…
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