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Planners propose codified standards for utility‑scale battery storage, limit zones and require interdepartmental review
Summary
Staff proposed codified rules for utility‑scale battery energy storage systems (BEST), restricting permitted zones compared with earlier director determinations, retaining board use‑permit review and circulating projects to fire and environmental departments; commissioners raised state preemption (AB 205) and future technology (solid‑state batteries) concerns.
County planners told the commission they are codifying standards for utility‑scale battery energy storage systems (BEST) to clarify how such facilities will be regulated.
Matthew Jamomi said the new classification targets primary BEST facilities—installations where storage and sale of electricity is the principal use—not small accessory behind‑the‑meter batteries. Staff…
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