California regulators address battery storage safety as capacity climbs

As California adds massive amounts of battery storage, safety concerns have risen with fires erupting at storage facilities. However the project pipeline shows no sign of slowing down. The California Energy Commission and California Public Utilities Commission hosted a workshop Feb. 23 to discuss safety concerns for large-scale lithium-ion BESS systems designed to serve the electric grid that are currently…As California adds massive amounts of battery storage, safety concerns have risen with fires erupting at storage facilities. However the project pipeline shows no sign of slowing down. The California Energy Commission and California Public Utilities Commission hosted a workshop Feb. 23 to discuss safety concerns for large-scale lithium-ion BESS systems designed to serve the electric grid that are currently…  Read More