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Ware County considers zoning definition for utility-scale energy storage; residents ask about lithium batteries and fire safety
Summary
Planning staff proposed adding a definition for ‘utility-scale energy storage’ and allowing it as a conditional use in A-1 and GI districts; members of the public asked whether facilities use lithium batteries and how fire and safety reviews will be handled.
Ware County planning staff on Nov. 13 proposed a technical amendment to the county zoning resolution to define “utility-scale energy storage” and permit it as a conditional use in agricultural/forestry (A-1) and General Industrial (GI) districts.
Planning staff explained these facilities are large battery installations, often co-located with solar farms, that store…
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