More than 200 people attended the Battery Energy Storage System Virtual Town Hall on Saturday, Jan. 31.State Sen. Leroy ...

Clay, N.Y. — Several residents Monday night pushed back against three proposed battery energy storage system sites, saying ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman tore into rival Gov. Kathy Hochul about “toxic” and “unsafe” battery energy storage system ...

Last January, a fire ignited in a California battery energy storage system (BESS), the world’s largest, spewing black billowing clouds of toxic chemicals and, when extinguishment was hampered, forced ...

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - New York state has updated its fire code to cover large battery storage systems, like the ones used to store power generated by wind and solar farms. It’s progress, but ...

Despite those comments, West Thurston Regional Fire Authority Chief Nathan Drake said he was still opposed to the proposal.

The New York City Council is set to wade into the issue of “battery farms” and their proliferation across the five boroughs amid rising objections from prospective neighbors concerned that the ...

In January 2025, a fire erupted at the Moss Landing battery facility, causing the evacuation of approximately 1,500 residents and the closure of California Highway 1. A month later, the fire reignited ...