The Board of Supervisors (BoS) of Orange County, California, has enacted an emergency moratorium on the approval of any new BESS facilities proposed for unincorporated areas of the county in order to protect the “health, safety and welfare” of its residents.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued a proposal to ‘enhance the safety of battery energy storage facilities’ as its staff begin investigating the recent fire at Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility.
A growing industry trend towards larger battery cell sizes and higher energy density containers is contributing significantly to falling battery energy storage system (BESS) costs.
Developers looking to build new BESS facilities in Canada’s capital will have to adhere to stricter regulations, following the approval of amendments to the city’s planning and zoning laws by Ottawa’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee during a recent meeting (23 January).
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A fire broke out yesterday (16 January) at the Moss Landing facility which houses what was once the world’s largest BESS, owned by Vistra Energy, in California, US.
Officials in Greene County, North Carolina will delay issuing a special use permit for the construction of a hybrid solar and BESS facility proposed by NextEra Energy Resources.
System operator ISO New England has given the go-ahead for a 300MW/1,200MWh BESS located in Boston, Massachusetts under development by Boulder, Colorado-based developer and IPP Flatiron Energy.
