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Vacaville Planning Commission recommends ordinance banning lithium‑ion for large battery storage and tightening siting rules
Summary
The commission on Jan. 20 recommended that City Council introduce and adopt a draft ordinance regulating battery energy storage systems that prohibits lithium‑ion chemistry for larger projects, increases buffer distances from sensitive uses to 500 feet, and strengthens bonding and decommissioning requirements.
The Vacaville Planning Commission on Jan. 20 voted to recommend that City Council introduce and adopt a new ordinance establishing land‑use, permitting and safety standards for battery energy storage systems (BESS) within city limits.
Staff said the ordinance is intended to give Vacaville locally enforceable standards as several large projects move through the California Energy Commission process. A December technology assessment identified two broadly relevant technologies — lithium‑ion chemistries (including lithium iron phosphate and nickel manganese cobalt) and nonflammable flow‑battery…
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