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Floyd County Board extends moratorium on new battery energy storage permits
Summary
The Floyd County Board of Supervisors approved Resolution #04‑26 to extend a moratorium on accepting or approving Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) permit applications until Aug. 4, 2026, to allow time to review and update county rules. The vote was 3–0.
The Floyd County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 20 approved Resolution #04‑26 extending a moratorium on accepting or approving applications or issuing permits for Battery Energy Storage System installations until Aug. 4, 2026. The action passed on a roll‑call vote of the three supervisors present.
According to the resolution text in the meeting record, "The Board extends the moratorium on accepting or approving applications or issuing permits for Battery Energy Storage System installations until August 4, 2026." The board said the extension will give county staff time to review and update regulatory provisions related to battery energy storage before considering new applications. Supervisors Boyd Campbell, Gloria Carr and Frank Rottinghaus voted in favor.
The moratorium is a temporary regulatory pause; the resolution does not change existing permits and does not itself adopt new permitting rules. The Board provided no detailed timeline for drafting new regulatory language during the meeting. The next procedural steps recorded were to keep the moratorium in force through Aug. 4, 2026, while staff and the board review possible updates.
