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Spokane Valley enacts one-year interim ban on battery energy storage systems
Summary
The council adopted an emergency interim ordinance prohibiting battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the city for up to one year to allow planning staff and the planning commission to craft permanent code language. City Attorney Kelly Concrete cited fire and thermal-runaway risks; a proposed six-month amendment failed for lack of second.
Spokane Valley adopted an emergency interim ordinance Feb. 3 that temporarily prohibits battery energy storage systems (BESS) within city limits for up to one year while staff and the planning commission study safety and land-use regulations.
City Attorney Kelly Concrete told council the technology is relatively new to land-use codes and has documented fire risks when thermal-runaway events…
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