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The Tales of Battery Energy Storage System Permitting Process

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Senior Regulatory Specialist Pepco

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Dec 6, 2022Dec 6, 2022 8:45 pm GMT
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Discuss the challenges of BESS permitting within states.

The Tales of Battery Energy Storage System Permitting Process

The sustainability of renewable energy relies on the deployment of energy storage systems for the storage of energy harnessed by renewable sources. The reduction in the cost to manufacture battery energy storage systems (BESSs) has catapulted the use of these types of storage systems all over the country, even if they are not the most efficient type of storage. However, the implementation of battery storage has been far from smooth; instead, it has been plagued with safety and permitting challenges.

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Jim Stack on Dec 7, 2022

Battery Storage has been the Holy Grail of the GRID and is now here. I have not seen any permitting issues but many areas have delays since they are growing so fast. You mention they are not the most efficient. Well what is better?

QUOTE=BESSs has catapulted the use of these types of storage systems all over the country, even if they are not the most efficient type of storage.

Janique Williams on Dec 8, 2022

There are permitting challenges in counties where residents have objections, as such getting a variance for zoning is difficult. Working at a utility company I’ve definitely witnessed the uphill struggle that one faces esp in neighborhoods that’s are densely populated.

Pumped storage hydropower provides more hours of electricity than batteries. While battery innovations get more attention, pumped hydro has been around and allows for larger and longer storage than batteries.

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