Energy Storage News•15 days ago
California BESS legislation update: Fire safety bill becomes law, permitting restrictions do not
Key Takeaway
California's BESS sector will navigate new fire safety compliance costs while benefiting from the absence of additional permitting restrictions, maintaining a relatively streamlined path for project development.
AI Summary
- •California has enacted new fire safety legislation for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), which will introduce new compliance requirements and potential cost considerations for developers and IPPs.
- •Proposals for additional permitting restrictions on BESS projects in California did not pass into law, which is a favorable outcome for developers, indicating continued relative ease of project approval.
- •The legislative session's outcome presents a mixed regulatory environment for BESS in California: increased safety oversight balanced by the absence of new permitting hurdles, impacting project timelines and costs for developers and large power consumers.
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Article Content
With the final deadline for this year’s California legislative session having passed, now is a good time to analyse the outcomes of several bills that were first introduced earlier this year pertaining to BESS.