After receiving feedback on proposed regulations, the Halstead Planning and Zoning Board reviewed a draft policy. This was the latest step in an ongoing process to create regulations for a potential battery energy storage system (BESS) in Halstead. The city received a request from Concurrent to build a battery storage facility in the industrial park, which Concurrent would then sell to a company who would utilize the facility. After spending over a year researching the concerns around a facility, the board published a draft of its proposed regulations for a battery storage facility. These regulations included requirements for noise limits, runoff prevention and fire suppression. It also requires a company to have plans in place for emergencies, like a fire or explosion, and decommissioning procedures for shutting down a facility. The regulations also require construction of the facility to be complete within 24 months of final site plan approval.
Source: Harvey County Now
